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18 Cards in this Set
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Who came up with the system known as binomial nomenclature?
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carolus Linnaeus
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Describe Aristotle's method of classifying things.
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He classified plants by their stem types, and he classified animals by where they lived.
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List, in order, the two parts that make up the scientific name.
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Genus and Species
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Must organisms in the same genus be in the same phylum? Why or why not?
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Yes, because a genus is just a smaller, more specific phylum.
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Identify the broadest and least inclusive classification hierarchy.
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Domain and Species
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Identify the only organism that is prokaryotic and identify it's old kingdom name.
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Bacteria; Monera
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Define Taxonomy.
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The science of classification.
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Explain the guidelines for making a dichotomus key.
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There are two statements, a and b. One is true and the other is false.
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How are prokaryotic cells different from eukaryotic cells?
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Prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus. Eukaryotic cells do have a nucleus.
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List the rules for correctly writing a scientific name.
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Write the genus and species names. The first letter of the genus is capitalized. The whole thing is either underlined or italisized.
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Based on your lab experience, explain why the science of classification is not perfect.
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Because it is subjective.
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Identify the fins of a shark.
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Dorsal fins one and two, pectoral fin, pelvic fin, anal fin, and caudal fin.
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Explain how a shark skeleton is different from a bass or salmon.
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A shark's skeleton is made of cartilage, bass and salmon have skeletons made of bone.
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List, in order, the classification categories going from the broadest to the most specific.
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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
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List the 6 kingdoms, and identify at least one example of organism that is found in each kingdom.
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Eubacteria - E. Coli; Achaebacteria - Halophile; Plantae - Moss; Animalia - Dog; Protista - Amoeba; Fungi - mushroom
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Explain natural selection and identify the individual who came up with the idea.
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The environment naturally selects organisms with bebeficial traits; Charles Darwin.
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List at least three facts that Darwin believed about evolution.
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Variation exists within species; Organisms compete for limited resources; Organisms produce more offspring than can survive.
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Explain the difference between vertical and horizontal evolution.
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Vertical - a change of species. Horizontal - a change within species.
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