years ago, increasingly complex multicellular organisms evolved. Chapter 18 - Modern ideas about evolution provide a natural Classification explanation for the diversity of life on Earth as represented in the fossil record, in the similarities of existing species and in modern molecular evidence. From a long-term perspective, evolution is the descent with modification of different lineages from common ancestors. Recent molecular-sequence data generally, but not always, support earlier hypotheses Molecular Clock Activity regarding lineages of organisms based upon morphological comparisons. Cladogram Activity Classification systems are frameworks Dichotomous Keys: developed by scientists for describing the Smiles Classification Quiz diversity of organisms, indicating the degree of Norns relatedness between organisms. Recent Sharks molecular-sequence data generally support earlier hypotheses regarding lineages of organisms based upon morphological comparisons. Both morphological comparisons and molecular evidence must be used to describe biodiversity (cladograms can be used to address this). May Interdependence of Life Overview Ecosystems • Homeostasis o Unit 2 – capacity Carrying Ecology and disequilibrium Equilibrium Chapter 3 The – Biosphere Building on knowledge from elementary school (interactions of organisms within their environment and the law of conservation of matter and energy, food webs) and from middle school (flow of energy through organisms, The Ecology Game biomes and biogeochemical cycles), this topic
Chapter 18 - Classification years ago, increasingly complex multicellular organisms evolved. Modern ideas about evolution provide a natural explanation for the diversity of life on Earth as represented in the fossil record, in the similarities of existing species and in modern molecular evidence. From a long-term perspective, evolution is the descent with modification of different lineages from common ancestors. Recent molecular-sequence data generally, but not always, support earlier hypotheses regarding lineages of organisms based upon morphological comparisons. Classification systems are frameworks developed by scientists for describing the diversity of organisms, indicating the degree of relatedness between organisms. Recent molecular-sequence data generally support earlier hypotheses regarding lineages of organisms based upon morphological comparisons. Both morphological comparisons and molecular evidence must be used to describe biodiversity (cladograms can be used to address this). Molecular Clock Activity Cladogram Activity Dichotomous Keys: Smiles Norns Sharks Classification Quiz May Unit 2 – Ecology Chapter 3 – The Biosphere Interdependence of Life Overview • Ecosystems o Homeostasis Carrying capacity Equilibrium and disequilibrium Building on knowledge from elementary school (interactions of organisms within their environment and the law of conservation of matter and energy, food webs) and from middle school (flow of energy through organisms, biomes and biogeochemical cycles), this topic The Ecology Game
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