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| Difference between classification and taxonomy |
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| Classification = process taxonomy = rules for doing so |
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| Evolutionary biologist, Embryologist, published first phylogenetic tree of life |
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| Anagenesis + Cladogenesis |
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| One species replacing another one |
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| Evolution of multiple species from common ancestor |
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| Appearance is ____ to closeness of relation |
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| Come from a common ancestor |
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| A system of classification based on phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of groups |
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| Birds go back ____ million years |
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| Reptillian characteristics of Archaeopteryx |
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| Wing Claw, Long Tail with many vertebrae, Toothed beak |
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| Bird Characteristics of Archaeopteryx |
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| Aerofoil wing with contour feathers |
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| Convergent (parallel) evolution |
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| a characteristic evolves in two different organisms that dont have a common ancestor |
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| Similarities in ankle structure, comparison of ankle joint of megalosaurus and the ostrich, similarities in lightness of skull and elongation of neck vertebrae |
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| Disputing the theropod hypothesis |
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| Birds too specialized to be dinosaurs, theropod similarities due to convergence, euparkeria more generalized ancestor, theropods have no clavicle |
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| Began the "Dinosaur Renaissance", bird like appearance and build, re-established prominence of therapod hypothesis |
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| How many species of birds are there? |
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| Country that has the most species of birds |
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| Most abundant species in the world, us, pennsylvania |
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| World - Red billed quelea U.S. - American Robin, red winged blackbird Pennsylvania - American Robin |
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| What was the most abundant species |
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| Po' o uli, Spix's macaw - single wild individual with a few in captivity |
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| Largest bird historically |
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| What is the heaviest flying bird |
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| Mute Swan - heaviest , trumpeter swan and kori bustard also |
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| what species has the longest wing span? |
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| wandering/royal albatross - 11ft |
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| What species is most powerful |
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| Harpy eagle, 2 m wingspan |
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| Peregrine falcon 200 mph in dive tree swift 100 mph flight speed |
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| Bar headed goose, vulture sucked into jet engine at 38,000 feet |
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| Species undertakes the longest migration |
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| Hummingbirds, peacocks etc. |
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| How many species are threatened of endangered |
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| Helps remove parasites and provide vitamin D |
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| Uropygial gland located at the base of the tail for waterproofing almost all birds have it |
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| first time it has brightest adult feathers, after that replaced once a year |
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| most birds have a molting schedule that always allows them to fly, traditional system and humphrey-parkes system |
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| smooth air flow over wing |
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| function is to insulate and add padding |
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| feed on algae when dipped in water also feed on carotin specific lice for different bird species c |
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| used as an indicator of quality |
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