Cladogram
During this project we worked on a cladogram that showed the relationship between different hardware fasteners that had different "traits". cladograms show relationships between different animals and also show how closely related they are. My group and I grouped the hardware supplies by non-metals, metals, and metals with a twisty "leg" or screw. We also gave all of the hardware supplies Latin names based on their genus and species.
I also learned more science concepts that can contribute to biology class in the future such as different classifications of animal traits. I also learned more about how families of animals are grouped. We used all of these things to assemble a cladogram of hardware supplies. Below you can see the picture of it and my PCR lab report that worked with my DNA and alu repeats. The lab report will explain the lab in depth, the procedure and analysis of the lack of data we received in our project.
I also learned more science concepts that can contribute to biology class in the future such as different classifications of animal traits. I also learned more about how families of animals are grouped. We used all of these things to assemble a cladogram of hardware supplies. Below you can see the picture of it and my PCR lab report that worked with my DNA and alu repeats. The lab report will explain the lab in depth, the procedure and analysis of the lack of data we received in our project.
Content
Taxonomic Rank: This graph shows the main taxonomic ranks: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
Domain: Also super kingdom or empire, is the highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain system of taxonomy designed by Carl Woese, an American microbiologist and biophysicist.
Kingdom: A taxonomic category of the highest rank, grouping together all forms of life having certain fundamental characteristics in common.
Phylum: A group of Classes with similar distinctive characteristics.
Class: A taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks in descending order of size are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, and species, with class fitting between phylum and order.
Order: A taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and recognized by the nomenclature codes.
Family: Is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks above the rank of genus.
Genus: A taxonomic category ranking used in biological classification that is below a family and above a species level, and includes group(s) of species that are structurally similar or phylogenetically related.
Species: Biology A group of closely related organisms that are very similar to each other and are usually capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. The species is the fundamental category of taxonomic classification, ranking below a genus or subgenus.
This is the taxonomic rank that we used to name and order or hardware supplies. This ranking system can be used by scientists to study animals and how they are related to one another. We used this ranking system mainly to name our species by making the hardware pieces related to one another.
Trait: In biology, a trait or character is a feature of an organism.
The hardware had different traits that the cladogram was made around. These traits determined how close the species were related to one another. Scientists can use traits to study animals and how they are similar to animals today and in the past.
Cladogram: A branching diagram showing the cladistic relationship between a number of species.
Cladograms organize different organisms on an easily understandable chart that groups organisms on how closely related they are to each other by their traits. Scientists use these charts to help study different groupings of organisms.
Domain: Also super kingdom or empire, is the highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain system of taxonomy designed by Carl Woese, an American microbiologist and biophysicist.
Kingdom: A taxonomic category of the highest rank, grouping together all forms of life having certain fundamental characteristics in common.
Phylum: A group of Classes with similar distinctive characteristics.
Class: A taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks in descending order of size are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, and species, with class fitting between phylum and order.
Order: A taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and recognized by the nomenclature codes.
Family: Is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks above the rank of genus.
Genus: A taxonomic category ranking used in biological classification that is below a family and above a species level, and includes group(s) of species that are structurally similar or phylogenetically related.
Species: Biology A group of closely related organisms that are very similar to each other and are usually capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. The species is the fundamental category of taxonomic classification, ranking below a genus or subgenus.
This is the taxonomic rank that we used to name and order or hardware supplies. This ranking system can be used by scientists to study animals and how they are related to one another. We used this ranking system mainly to name our species by making the hardware pieces related to one another.
Trait: In biology, a trait or character is a feature of an organism.
The hardware had different traits that the cladogram was made around. These traits determined how close the species were related to one another. Scientists can use traits to study animals and how they are similar to animals today and in the past.
Cladogram: A branching diagram showing the cladistic relationship between a number of species.
Cladograms organize different organisms on an easily understandable chart that groups organisms on how closely related they are to each other by their traits. Scientists use these charts to help study different groupings of organisms.
Reflection
This project was very difficult but also interesting and taught me many things about traits in organisms and taxonomic rank. Over a period of two weeks my group and I gained some positive experiences such as being introduced to the taxonomic rank and learning about teamwork. Learning more about these to things will positively impact our future biology class experience because we will be able to group animals with the taxonomic rank and we will work better in teams due to the increased time solving problems in teams.
Two negative things that happened that I can learn from are my organization and work ethic. If my group and I were more organized during this project we would not have had to start over twice because we could not find some of our hardware pieces. This was a frustrating part of this project because it was totally avoidable and cost us a lot of time. The second thing I need to improve on is my work ethic. Looking back at this project I often found myself off task talking with friends. This needs to change in future projects because it is not fair to my teammates and it slows down the group as a whole. These negatives will be improved upon to better work in groups at school and in life.
Two negative things that happened that I can learn from are my organization and work ethic. If my group and I were more organized during this project we would not have had to start over twice because we could not find some of our hardware pieces. This was a frustrating part of this project because it was totally avoidable and cost us a lot of time. The second thing I need to improve on is my work ethic. Looking back at this project I often found myself off task talking with friends. This needs to change in future projects because it is not fair to my teammates and it slows down the group as a whole. These negatives will be improved upon to better work in groups at school and in life.