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Build a Cladogram

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Directions: Find the assigned organisms in the Natural History Museum. Observe each organism orfossil. Identify a specific adaptation of that organism and answer the following questions. Nextconstruct a cladogram for each organism using the information you have gathered.TrilobiteCrabMega-toothed Shark, Carcharocles megladonGoliath Frog, Conraua goliathTyrannosaurus rexArchaeopteryxIchthyosaurTurtlePlatypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinusSaber-toothed Cat, Smilodon fatalisGiant Bison, Bison latifronsModern Man, Homo sapiensHarpy Eagle, Harpia harpyjaArmadillo, Dasypus novemcinctusTwo-toed Sloth, CholoepusGiant Beaver, Castoroides ohioensisOrganism: _(A)_______________________________________________________________________What larger group of animals does this animal belong to? _(B)_________________________________Identify a group of animals that this organism is the ancestor to. _(C)____________________________Describe an adaptation that this organism has that it’s ancestor does not have._(D)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What does this adaptation allow this species to do? _ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Looking at the adaptation, what information could you hypothesize about (describe) the environmentin which this organism lived? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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