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Slide 1 Slide 2 Essential Knowledge 1.b.2 – Phylogenetic trees and cladograms are graphical representations (models) of evolutionary history that can be tested (26.1-26.3).…

Slide 1The Restless Earth The Changing World Slide 2 Tectonic plates platesThe crust is made of about twelve plates. These are like big rafts floating on the semi-molten…