Based on this cladogram, which ape are we most closely related to? Why?
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Question 2
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Draw a circle around the skull that most closely resembles a human skull. Why?
Question 3
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This lizard is the only marine lizard in the world...it feeds off of marine algae. It's closest relative is a land lizard from South America. How do they know?
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These are all homonoids..."human-like". Which homonoid has the largest brain (cranial capacity)? Humans are Homo sapiens. Which other homonoid is our closest relative?
Question 5
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Match the following
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evolutionary tree diagram
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English naturalist who developed the theory of evolution
comparative morphology
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says that living organisms have their origin in common ancestors
paleontology
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comparing the structures and features of organisms to determine relationships
convergent evolution
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a process where two unrelated organisms will share similar features due to similar pressures of natural selection
Theory of Evolution
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a diagram that depicts the evolutionary relationships between organisms
mass extinction
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the preserved remains of an organism, or traces of an organism such as a mark or print left by an animal.
homology
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shared ancestry of biological structures or molecules
Charles Darwin
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the loss of many species throughout the world in a short period of time.