Section 1
Organizing Life on Earth
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Phylogenetic Trees
Phylogenetic trees illustrate the hypothetical evolution of organisms and their relationship to other species.
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Limitations of Phylogenetic Trees
Limitations of phylogenetic trees include the inability to distinguish evolutionary time and relatedness between distinct species.
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The Levels of Classification
Taxanomic classification divides species in a hierarchical system beginning with a domain and ending with a single species.