How to Use a Phylogenetic Tree

What do humans and mushrooms have in common? More than you might think! In this interactive, explore how scientists piece together and make sense of complex evolutionary puzzles to create phylogenetic trees.

Topics

  • middle school
  • life science
  • NGSS
  • next generation science standards
  • taxonomy
  • phylogenetic trees
  • cladograms
  • common ancestor
  • root
  • node