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System developed by biologist to name, organize, and categorize organisms by common decent. |
Biological classification system |
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What is the major factor of classification of organisms? |
DNA sequence similarities |
Similarities in what? |
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Bacteria exist in what two related groups? |
Archaea and Eubacteria |
A and E |
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What are the levels in the taxonomy hierarchy and how many levels? |
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species. 8 levels |
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Easy way to remember the taxonomy hierarchy. |
Dead (Domain),Kings (Kingdom) , Play (Phylum) ,Cards (Class) on (Order) , Fat( Family) , Green (Genus) Stools (Species) |
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What are apart of the six kingdoms? |
Animals, Fungi, Plantae, Protista, Eubacteria, and Archaebacteria |
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Eubacteria, Eukarya, and Archaea are what? |
Domain level |
In taxonomy hierarchy |
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Binomial nomenclature? |
Italized classification of individual species in Latin form by genus (capitalized) and species (not) |
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First to study species adaptation? |
Charles Darwin |
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Natural Selection |
When some individuals of a species are better able to survive in their environment and reproduce than others. |
Survival of the fittest |
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Mutations |
Change in DNA that affect the way a gene functions |
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Stitches of DNA on chromosomes that provide information for an organisms characteristic. |
Genes |
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What are responsible for heredity? |
Genes |
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Alleles |
Two or more different forms of a certain gene. |
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Adaptation |
When individuals of a species are better able to survive and adapt to the environment where they live. |
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True or false: The action of natural selection is due to the presence of mutations in DNA that are passed on from generation to generation. |
True |
Passed from generation to generation |
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Nucleus acids Job |
To store and transmit hereditary information |
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Nucleotides |
Chains of nucleic acids that consist of pentose, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. |
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What is pentose? |
A type of sugar. |
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What is a phosphate group? |
A molecule in the backbone of DNA and RNA that link adjoining bases. |
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Nitrogenous base |
A molecule found in DNA and RNA that encodes the genetic intoning cells. |
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Adenine, toxins, guanin, thymine, uracil are types of what? |
Nitrogenous bases |
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