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Making Cladograms

Grade Level(s):

  • 9-12

Source:

  • ENSI

Resource type:

  • Classroom activity

Time: One class period

Overview

This lesson introduces students to the building of cladograms as evolutionary trees, showing how shared derived characters can be used to reveal degrees of relationship.

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  • [Studying evolution: Grades 9-12] Scientists use anatomical evidence to infer the relatedness of taxa. (LS4.A)
  • [Studying evolution: Grades 9-12] Classification is based on evolutionary relationships.
  • [Studying evolution: Grades 9-12] Evolutionary trees (e.g., phylogenies or cladograms) are built from multiple lines of evidence.
  • Disciplinary Core Idea LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
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