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B- Unit 8 Lesson 6
Animal Phylogenetic Tree Portfolio
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| morphological | related to the form or structure of the organism |
| phylogeny | the study of evolutionary relationships between organisms |
| convergent evolution | a phenomenon in which two species that do not share a recent common ancestor evolve similar characteristics due to the environments in which they live being similar |
| cladogram | a diagram that shows evolutionary relationships among organisms |
| derived character | a trait that separates a group of organisms from its ancestor |
| anaolgies | characters that are similar not because of common ancestry but that instead evolved as adaptations to similar environmental challenges |
| character polarity | the explanation of how inherited traits evolved from ancestor organisms |
| homologies | characters that are similar because they are inherited directly from a common ancestor |
| clade | a group of organisms that share a common ancestor |