Visit the Tree of Life.

Start with the description of the project. It is important for you to become familar with the structure and organization of this website. It will be used extensively in this section, which considers the Arthropoda and the next section, which examines the diversity of insects. Post questions or comments about this site on your Learning Journal.

Read the Phylogenetic Biology section, considering the following questions:

• What is phylogeny?
• What is the relationship between the phylogeny and classification?

Remember that the tree of life has a glossary page that you can reference if you are facing unfamiliar terms.