Taxonomy

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Taxonomy

• Jeopardy 2013

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What is a diagram like this called?
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Identify the most distantly related organisms
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Name two types of evidence used to construct this
diagram.
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Where are these important fossil beds found?

• Edia Cara Hills
• Burgess Shale

• Edia Cara Hills
• Australia
• Burgess Shale
• British Columbia Canada

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The dates of these locations?

• Edia Cara Hills
• Burgess Shale

• Edia Cara Hills
• 630 mybp
• Burgess Shale
• 570 mybp

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What type of fossils are found in each location?

• Edia Cara Hills
• Burgess Shale

• Edia Cara Hills
• Soft bodies and burrows
• Burgess Shale
• Great variety of animal phyla observed

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• What is the name for rapid diversification of
  types in a short period of time?
• Adaptive radiation

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Extinct volcano, island, oasis, newly exposed
area, thermal ventAbundant resources, little
competition, flexible genome

• Using info from the previous slide.
• Where or when would a rapid diversification occur?

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True or False

• Study and you will do well.
• TRUE