Phylogeny and the Tree of Life Chapter 26. Investigating the Tree of Life Phylogeny is the evolutionary history of a species or group of related species.
UNIT IV DIVERSITY OF LIVING THINGS Scientific Classification.
Classification of Living things What is life? All living things have the following traits: 1. are made of Cell(s) 2. contain similar chemicals 3. use.
1 Organizing Life’s Diversity Chapter 17 Biology Auburn High School p. 452 – 479.
How do we “classify” living organisms. Classification: the systematic grouping of organisms based on common characteristics Taxonomy: the science.
Taxonomy. What is taxonomy? Taxonomy is the branch of biology concerned with the grouping and naming of organisms Biologists who study this are called.
LEQ: How do biologist organize living things? 15.7 to 15.9.
Finding Order in Diversity Classification. Why do we need to classify? Imagine a store…..how do you know where to find the milk or the cereal? Are they.
Hmmm... How about those classifying activities we did? –Was it easy to make up the classification scheme? –Was it easy to follow other people's instructions?
Scientific Classification & Taxonomy SOL BIO: 7 a-e.
Fig. 26-1. Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings Overview: Investigating the Tree of Life Phylogeny is the.
Chapter 19 Phylogeny and the Tree of Life. Fig. 26-1 why isn't it a snake? -no fused eyelid -no highly mobile jaw -no short tail some lizerds have lost.