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A fisheye view of the tree of life

Grade Level(s):

  • 9-12
  • 13-16
  • General

Source:

  • UC Museum of Paleontology

Resource type:

  • Interactive

Overview

This interactive phylogeny of the ray-finned fishes lets users dynamically explore the evolution of fish traits, as well as read stories about the evolution of unusual characteristics such as bioluminescence and venom.

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  • [Evidence of evolution: Grades 9-12] Features sometimes acquire new functions through natural selection
  • [Evidence of evolution: Grades 13-16] Features sometimes acquire new functions through natural selection.
  • [Evidence of evolution: Grades 9-12] Not all similar traits are homologous; some are the result of convergent evolution.
  • [Evidence of evolution: Grades 9-12] People selectively breed domesticated plants and animals to produce offspring with preferred characteristics.
  • [Evidence of evolution: Grades 13-16] Not all similar traits are homologous; some are the result of convergent evolution.
  • [Studying evolution: Grades 9-12] Evolutionary trees (i.e. phylogenies or cladograms) portray hypotheses about evolutionary relationships.
  • [Studying evolution: Grades 13-16] Evolutionary trees (i.e., phylogenies or cladograms) portray hypotheses about evolutionary relationships.

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