Evolutionary Relationships | Vocabulary

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words) and insert a picture that supports your thinking. Teacher’s definitions will be completed in class.

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1 species A group of organisms with

(A group of organisms that similar individuals capable of
share a traits) exchanging genes, or
interbreeding

2 common ancestor An animal group of organisms

(An ancestor from which two shared by multiple lineages.
or more different species
evolved or passed down)

3 evolutionary tree: A branching diagram showing the

cladogram or phylogenetic
tree
(a diagram showing the
relationships between
different groups of organisms)
evolutionary relationship between
groups of organisms, based one
their

4 Anatomy 解刨学 A study of science focusing on

(A branch of science studying the structure of body
for the body structure of
organisms)
5 Embryo 胚胎 The initial stage of development
(organism that has not within the life cycle of multiple
hatched,or born) organisms.

6 convergent evolution 趋同进 The process in which distinct

化 species independently evolve
(the separate evolution of simlar trait
similar traits in different
species, resulting from
adaptation to similar
environments)