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23 Cards in this Set
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the science of identifying, classifying & naming organisms
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taxonomy
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the first man to classify living organisms
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Aristotle
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How did the first man classify the living organisms
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by deciding if the organism moved
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Carolus Linnaeus
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developed a system of classifying organisms into hierarchical categories
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What was the name of Carolus Linnaeus's system?
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Binomial Nomenclature
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Heirarchy of Organisms(In Order)
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Domain
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species |
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What is the scientific name of an organism?
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Genus & Spieces
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Binomial Nomenclature
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one standardized latin word for genus and spieces
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What are the rules for writing scientific names
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1. First letter of the genus is capitalized, but the species is not
2. Scientific name should be italicized or underlined (if handwritten) 3. Genus may be abbreviated with a capital letter and a period (ex. H. sapiens |
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The classification of a human
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homo sapiens
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What types of information do taxonomists rely on to help them classify organisms
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Phylogeny
Phylogenetic tree Cladistics |
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Family tree that shows evolutionary relationships of organisms
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Phylogeny
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The appearance (stucture and function) of an organism, both internal and external
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Morphology
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Provides clues to evolutionary relationships
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Fossil Record
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Embryological Development
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organisms look the same in developemnt they are closley related
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Chromosome & Biochemical Similarities
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most recent evidence compare similarites
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What other types of information are helpful in classifying organisms?
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Books & Manuals
Dichotomous Keys |
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Dichotomous Keys
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a written set of choices that leads to the name of the organism
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What are the 3 Domains?
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Archaea
Bacteria Eukarya |
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6 kingdoms
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Plantae
Amiallia Fungi Protista Eubacteria Archacteria |
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Phylogeny
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family tree that shows evolutionary relationships of organism
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a visual model of the evolutionary relationships among organisms
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Phylogenetic tree
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Type of Phylogenetic Classification
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Cladistics
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