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15 Cards in this Set
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Who is the father of the binomial system of nomenclature?
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Carolus Linnaeus
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Why use latin for naming?
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Latin words do not change meaning anymore. it is a dead language
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Why scientific names?
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1. Helps with common name
2. The same common name can apply to more than one species 3. not all scientific lit is in English 4. A significant number of species have no common name |
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List the Hierarchical System of Organism Classification
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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, FAmily, Genus, Species
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Define Morphology
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If something looks the same or not
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Describe Morphological Species
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analyzed by macroscopic and microscopic characteristics...if look different enough are considered morphologically different
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Describe Biological Species
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organisms that are compatible (that can mate) with one another are considered to be of the same biological species
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Describe Ecological Species
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determined by substrate or host - important to many parasitic or mutualistic groups
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Describe Evolutionary Species
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Any two individuals that can be traced to a common ancestral lineage are considered to be the same species
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Define the Gestalt System
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knowing something because of a set characteristics you believe it to have - I know its a dog because it looks like a dog and has this set of characteristis that i think are important
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Describe the Phenetic System
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provides for a general measure of overall similarity
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Describe teh Cladistic Approach
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Evolutionary approach based on shared derived characteristics
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Why are most organisms not fossilized?
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Only the hard parts of organisms are fossilized
Habitat bias - only organisms near water and sediments can be fossilized Recent fossils are more common than more ancient ones |
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Define Allopatry
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Speciation that begins with physical isolation
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What are the three domains?
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Bacteria - prokaryotic, the true bacteria
Archaea - prokaryotic, archaebacteria Eukarya - eukaryotic, the eukaryotes |
