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Chapter 12: Diversity of Life
This bee and *Echinacea* flower could not look more different, yet they are related, as are all living organisms on Earth.
1. Chapter 12: Diversity of Life
Chapter 12: Diversity of Life
2. Key terms check
Which key term matches this definition?
a character found in two taxa that looks similar because of convergent evolution, not because of descent from a common ancestor
3. Key terms check
Which key term matches this definition?
a system of two-part scientific names for an organism, which includes genus and species names
4. Key terms check
Which key term matches this definition?
a point on a phylogenetic tree where a single lineage splits to distinct new ones
5. Key terms check
Which key term matches this definition?
a group of taxa with the same set of shared derived characters, including an ancestral species and all its descendants
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