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Name____________________________

Tree of Life Webquest http://tolweb.org/tree/

The “Root of the Tree of Life” contains ______________, ______________, ________________

Explain how the three Domain above differ.

Angiosperms are also called ___________________________

Mushroom-forming Fungi are also called ____________________________

Find my favorite animal. Is it located within the Ecdysozoa or Lophotrochozoa? (Circle one)
Use google to determine the difference between Ecdysozoa and Lophotrochozoa.

House Centipedes (Scutigerina) are terrifying when you find them in your bed or shower. They
are harmless and commonly mistaken for insects which belong to the Hexapoda clade.

To which clade do House Centipedes belong? ____________________

Oxygenic photosynthetic bacteria and chloroplasts belong to which clade? _________________

According to the phylogeny, are we more closely related to Tree Shrews or Goats? (Circle one)
How do you know?

What two extant (living) species are our closest relatives? ______________, _______________
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Name____________________________

Find Humans on the phylogenetic tree and list all the steps to get there. Start at the Root of
Life on Earth.

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