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Biology - Classification - Classwork

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Section 1 - Classification
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  • Prokaryote
  • Eukaryote
  • Autotroph
  • Heterotroph
  • Unicellular
  • Multicellular
  • Protista
  • Fungi
  • Plantae
  • Animalia
Section 2 - Kingdoms continued
Use the information in these articles to answer the questions below
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Section 3 - Cladograms
Section 4 - What Did tRex Taste Like?
Click the link below and follow the steps to navigate the site and answer the questions below.

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/Trex/index.html
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Folder 1:
What is a common ancestor?

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Folder 2:
Label: shared history, distinct history and common ancestor

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Folder 3:
What is a cladogram?

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Label each characteristic.

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BEFORE YOU START Folder 4
Based on your own prior knowledge of traits of these animals, if you could go back in time and have a T. rex for dinner, what would it taste like? Chicken, fish, steak or alligator? Why? (Hint: Base your guess on which you think is most closely related to T. rex!)

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Folder 4:
When making a character table, what do the following mean? + 0 -

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Fill in the table as you go

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Write a description of the cladogram so a non-biologist can understand it.

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Do you accept or reject your hypothesis? Support your answer with data.

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Discuss some of the difficulties with creating cladograms and explain what other types of data might be helpful to be able to make these diagrams.

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Folder 5:
If you have additional time, use the Internet to find the answer to 2-3 questions in Folder 5.