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What is systematics |
is the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time |
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What is a taxon |
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species |
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Carl Linnaeus |
made taxonomy |
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Nomenclature |
scientific naming system for organisms |
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Order of taxonomy |
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species |
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Standard for naming new species |
The name must follow certain Latin grammatical rules (though these allow room for creativity) and can be simple, descriptive, geographic, commemorative (i.e. named after a person), nonsensical, or some combination. |
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What is binomial nomenclature |
first one indicating the genus and the second the specific epithet |
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How is binomial nomenclature written? What language? |
2 names, written in latin |
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Polyphyletic |
derived from more than one common evolutionary ancestor |
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How many Domains are there? |
3 bacteria, archaea, eukarya |
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What eukaryotic organisms are single celled and have their own kingdom? |
Eubacteria |
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What eukaryotic organisms are autotrophic and have their own kingdom? |
Plants |
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What physical characteristics of cells separate plant and animal cells? |
Square shape, chloroplasts, large vesicle, cell wall, |
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What is evolutionary systematics? |
a way to determine natural relationships of organisms by studying a group in detail and comparing degree of similarity. |
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What does homology mean? |
similarity in sequence of a protein or nucleic acid between organisms of the same or different species. |
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What does phylogeny mean? |
the evolutionary history of a group of organisms, especially as depicted in a family tree. |
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Draw a sketch of the fox from the PPT that indicated anatomical direction. Ex. Ventral,Dorasal ect. |
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What is a dichotomous key and what is it used for? |
tool that allows the user to determine the identity of items in the natural world, leads the user through a series of choices until they find the specific organism |
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What is a cladogram and what is it used for? |
illustrate relationships among organisms and evolutionary relationships for organisms with a shared common ancestor |
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Describe the two methods used to classify animals, physical characteristics/genetics. |
Physical: Does it have a backbone, feet, hair, lungs, etc... Genetic: Does the DNA sequence match that of another organism for the most part. |
