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FRIDAY 2/22/19 TASKS

I​NDEPENDENT STATION EXPECTATIONS:


1. Working ​SILENTLY​ AND I​ NDEPENDENTLY
2. Title your notebook ​Cladogram Notes

Part 1:​ Cladograms Packet ​CATCH Annotations 7 min


1. In your Packet​ complete CATCH Annotations

Part 2:​ Cladograms Packet Thinking Questions 4 min


1. Answer the following thinking Questions​ in your packet

Thinking Questions:  
1. How did​ Linnaeus​ classify organisms? How were organisms grouped?  
2. What is a ​clade​? 
3. The ​reptile clade​ includes birds. What does this show about birds and reptiles? 
4. ​How do scientists know which of many possible cladograms is the ​“right” one?  
5. Looking at the cladogram picture below, which organism is a​ turtle​ most closely related to: lizards 
and snakes or crocodiles? How do you know? 
What I learned from this reading is …
Part 3:​ ​Part B:​ Guided Notes ​Cladograms 6 min
1. Watch the ​Cladograms Guided Notes Video ​ and ​answer the questions in
your packet

1. A cladogram is an image or ____________ that shows us _______________ _________________


between _________________.
2. At the top of a cladogram you usually have _____________________________________________.
Along the side you have _______________________________.
3. The “higher” we are on a cladogram the more _____________ the organisms have to share to be
placed there.
4. A cladogram allows us to trace _______________ relationships. The points where the lines connect
represent a _______________ _______________. This means that a cladogram can tell us which
organisms _________ a common ancestor, NOT that an organism “evolved” into another.
5. Another thing that cladograms can tell us is how ______________ related organisms are.

Look at the following cladogram.

6. Did chimpanzees evolve from bears? Explain.


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7. Which organisms are more ​closely related, bears and lizards or bears and newts​? How do you know?
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Part 4:​ ​Part C: ​How to build a cladogram 10 min
1. Watch the ​How to build a cladogram
2. Identify shared derived characteristics, and fill in the table ​ in your packet
3. Complete the rest of the packet

Organism 1 Organism 2 Organism 3 Organism 4 Organism 5

Tail

Spikes

Horns

Wings

4 limbs
(arms/legs)

4. ​Continue watching the video and ​ complete the rest of the packet

Part 5:​ Cladogram Video 4 min


Directions: ​Watch the video ​Cladogram Video​ and answer the questions ​in your
notebook.
1. What is a cladogram?

2. What is an outgroup?

3. Draw the cladogram from the video in your notebook.


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Part 6:​ Practice Science Interim Assessment Study Guide
45 min - end of class 
Directions:
1. Use the notes in your folder and complete the Study Guide
2. Answer all questions on your Study Guide Packet  
● Part 1: Earth’s Fossils  (​Pages 1-5)  
● Part 2: Homologous and Analogous Structures ​(Pages 6-8)   
● Part 3: Embryonic Development ​(Pages 9-12)   

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