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Instructional Video9:42
Professor Dave Explains

Cladistics Part 1: Constructing Cladograms

12th - Higher Ed
Before we dive into learning about all the different kinds of animals, we have a little bit of work to do. How do we describe the relationships between animals? How does phylogeny work? We have to learn about cladistics, which means we...
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Instructional Video6:01
Professor Dave Explains

Cladistics Part 2: Monophyly, Paraphyly, and Polyphyly

12th - Higher Ed
Now that we know how to construct cladograms, we have to learn some new terminology. These are the terms monophyly, paraphyly, and polyphyly, and they help us distinguish between any old taxon and true clades. Let's learn more about...
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Instructional Video3:09
MinuteEarth

You Are A Fish

12th - Higher Ed
With our current understanding of evolutionary history and our strategy of cladistic naming, if we wanted to have both goldfish and sharks under a single group called "fish", then mammals must also be called fish....
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Instructional Video3:36
MinuteEarth

You Are A Fish

12th - Higher Ed
We built the Tree of Life Explorer! Check it out here: https://labs.minutelabs.io/Tree-of-Life-Explorer/ And watch our video about why we made it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eE2fCLay-Q With our current understanding of evolutionary...
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Instructional Video2:32
MinuteEarth

The Similarity Trap

12th - Higher Ed
Try Squarespace for free: http://squarespace.com/MinuteEarth And subscribe to MinuteEarth! http://goo.gl/EpIDGd As we try to figure out the evolutionary trees for languages and species, we sometimes get led astray by similar but...
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Instructional Video1:53
MinuteEarth

The Similarity Trap

12th - Higher Ed
As we try to figure out the evolutionary trees for languages and species, we sometimes get led astray by similar but unrelated words and traits. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with these...
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Instructional Video5:33
SciShow

Why Humans May Actually Be Fish

12th - Higher Ed
Is there a chance that more species may actually be closer to fish than we originally thought?
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Instructional Video7:18
Bozeman Science

Cladograms

12th - Higher Ed
Paul Andersen shows you how to construct a cladogram from a group of organisms using shared characteristics. He also discusses the process of parsimony in cladogram construction. He then explains how modern cladograms are constructed and...
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Instructional Video9:36
msvgo

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Pre-K - Higher Ed
It define taxonomy and systematics. It explain the application of taxonomy. It list the universal rules of nomenclature.

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