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12 Cards in this Set
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What is classification? |
Sorting species into groups |
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What is classification based on? |
Structural features Functional features Anatomy Genetics |
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What are structural features? |
Parts of the body |
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What are functional features? |
How parts of the body are used unconsciously |
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Why do we classify? |
To study phylogeny To make it easier to decribe, group and identify species To make it standard around the world |
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What is binomial nomenclature? |
Naming species in Latin using genus and species |
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What is the order of classification? |
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species |
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What are the 6 kingdoms? |
Animal Plant Fungi Protista Archaea Bacteria |
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What are dichotomous keys? |
keys that break into two each time |
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What are tabular keys? |
Written dichotomous keys |
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What are branching keys? |
Like tree diagrams Breaking into two |
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What are circular keys? |
starting from the inside and breaking into two moving outwards |
