disciplines - Analysis of including phylogenetic trees mathematics. - Construction of phylogenetic trees based on sequence data 1.b.1 25.1, 25.3 - Cytoskeleton Organisms similarities share many - conserved core organelles processes and (mitochondria features that and/or evolved and chloroplasts) are widely - Linear distributed chromosomes among - Universal genetic organisms code today. 1.b.2 26.1 - 26.3 - Number of heart Phylogenetic chambers in trees and animals cladograms are - Opposable graphical thumbs representations - Absence of legs in (models) of some sea evolutionary mammals history that can be tested. 1.c.1 Speciation 24.3, 24.4, - Five major and extinction extinction events have occurred 25.4 - Human impact on throughout the ecosystems and Earth’s history. species extinction rates 1.c.2 Speciation 24.1 - Galapagos may when examples two - Salamander populations examples become reproductively isolated from each other. 1.c.3 24.2, - Chemical Populations of resistance in many organisms 44.1 species continue to - Observed evolve. directional phenotypic change in a population (Grants study) - A eukaryotic example that describes evolution of a structure or process.
disciplines including mathematics. - Analysis of phylogenetic trees - Construction of phylogenetic trees based on sequence data 1.b.1 Organisms share many conserved core processes and features that evolved and are widely distributed among organisms today. 25.1, 25.3 - Cytoskeleton similarities - organelles (mitochondria and/or chloroplasts) - Linear chromosomes - Universal genetic code 1.b.2 Phylogenetic trees and cladograms are graphical representations (models) of evolutionary history that can be tested. 26.1 - 26.3 - Number of heart chambers in animals - Opposable thumbs - Absence of legs in some sea mammals 1.c.1 Speciation and extinction have occurred throughout the Earth’s history. 24.3, 24.4, 25.4 - Five major extinction events - Human impact on ecosystems and species extinction rates 1.c.2 Speciation may when two populations become reproductively isolated from each other. 24.1 - Galapagos examples - Salamander examples 1.c.3 Populations of organisms continue to evolve. 24.2, 44.1 - Chemical resistance in many species - Observed directional phenotypic change in a population (Grants study) - A eukaryotic example that describes evolution of a structure or process.
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