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AP: Chapter 25: Phylogeny and Systematics WorksheetAP: Chapter 25: Phylogeny and Systematics Worksheet
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AP: Chapter 25: Phylogeny and Systematics

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As a review or note taking guide, this resource wraps up a unit on the tree of life. Biology bigwigs define phylogeny and answer questions about the subsequent classification of organisms. The activity takes a straightforward and orderly approach. It was designed for an advanced placement biology courses.

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continental drift, continents, mass extinction, extinction, geologic time scale, geology, sedimentary rocks, rocks, cladograms, fossils, paleontology, phylogeny, relative dating

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continental drift, fossil, geologic time scale, phylogeny, relative dating, sedimentary rock, cladogram, linnaean classification, mass extinction, paleontologist, phylogenic tree, systematics, science
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9th - 12th
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