domain Bacteria - domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls containing
peptidoglycans.
homologous structures - Structures in different species that are similar because of common
ancestry.
classification - the process of naming and assigning organisms or groups of organisms to a tax...
Chapter 19 - Mader Biology
domain Bacteria - domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls containing
peptidoglycans.
homologous structures - Structures in different species that are similar because of common
ancestry.
classification - the process of naming and assigning organisms or groups of organisms to a taxon
analogous structures - have the same function in different groups but do not have a common
ancestry
analogy - similarity due to convergence
ancestral traits - more primitive features, such as teeth and tails, that do appear in ancestral forms
binomial nomenclature - Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part
scientific name
chordates - Animals that have a central nerve like the human spinal cord.
clade - A group of species that includes an ancestral species and all its descendants.
cladistics - classification based on common ancestry
cladogram - diagram depicting patterns of shared characteristics among species
common ancestor - The shared ancestor of new, different species that arose from one population
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