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18 Cards in this Set
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Cladogram
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summary of relations
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monophyletic group
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group including an ancestor and ALL of its descendants
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Two pillars of science
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scientific method, peer review
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Father of comparative anatomy
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George Cuvier
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paraphyletic group
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an ancestor and some but not all descendants
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Principle of Parsimony
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the simplest explanation
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Phylogeny
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evolutionary history of a group of organisms
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Carbonization
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burial in anoxic environment
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igneous rocks
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form from molten material (magma)
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evolution
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decent with modification
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anomorphy
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derived character
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synapomorphy
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shared derived character
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plesiomorphy
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ancestral character
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systematics
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the study of biological diversity
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sexual dimorphism
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males look different than females
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relative dating
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determine whether a rock is older or younger than surrounding rocks
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absolute dating
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determine actual number of years since rock was formed
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scientific method
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repeatable observation
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