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Classification is a system that is both rich and orderly. It lends itself to the
Chapter 17, Problem 17(choose chapter or problem)
Classification is a system that is both rich and orderly. It lends itself to the Internet. Visit to find out about the classification of a taxon of your choice. What are the major taxa within the one you chose? Create a poster or other illustration displaying a cladogram of your findings. Present your illustration to the class. Explain the characteristics at the nodes.
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QUESTION:
Classification is a system that is both rich and orderly. It lends itself to the Internet. Visit to find out about the classification of a taxon of your choice. What are the major taxa within the one you chose? Create a poster or other illustration displaying a cladogram of your findings. Present your illustration to the class. Explain the characteristics at the nodes.
ANSWER:I chose the taxon of Mammalia, which includes all mammals.
Major Taxa:
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Subclasses: Prototheria (monotremes), Theria (placental and marsupial mammals), and Eutheria (placental mammals)
A cladogram of the major taxon Mammalia can be seen below.
[Insert Cladogram Illustration]
The three nodes in the graph represent the three different subclasses. Prototheria is the monotremes such