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What is systematics? |
Is the branch of biology that deals with classification and nomenclature taxonomy. |
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What is a taxon? |
Is a taxonomic group of any rank, such as a species, family, or class. |
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Who is Carl Linneaus and what did he do? |
Carl Linnaeus is famous for his work in Taxonomy, the science of identifying, naming and classifying organisms. He created a system for naming, ranking, and classifying organisms. |
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What is nomenclature? |
Is the body or system of names in a particular field. |
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What is the order of taxonomic categories? |
There are seven main taxonomic ranks kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. |
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What is the standard for naming new species? |
Binomial nomenclature or binary nomenclature |
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What is binomial nomenclature? |
The system of nomenclature in which two terms are used to denote a species of living organism, the first one indicating the genus and the second the specific epithet. |
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How is binomial nomenclature written? What language? |
Is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts. In which they use Latin grammatical forms |
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What does polyphyletic mean? |
Derived from more than one common evolutionary ancestor or ancestral group and therefore not suitable for placing in the same taxon. |
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How many Domains are there? |
There are 3 Domains. |
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What eukaryotic organisms are single celled and have their own kingdom? |
Protista |
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What eukaryotic organisms are autotrophic and have their own kingdom? |
Kingdom and Animlia |
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What physical characteristics of cells separate plant and animal cells? |
The biggest difference between these is that unlike eukaryotic cells, prokaryotic cells do not have a cell nucleus or any membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria. |
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What is evolutionary systematics? |
Is 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? |
The quality or condition of being homologous. |
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What does phylogeny mean? |
The branch of biology that deals with phylogenesis. |
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Draw a sketch of the fox from the PPT that indicated anatomical direction. Ex. Ventral,Dorasal ect. |
On desktop |
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What is a dichotomous key and what is it used for? |
It is a tool that allows the user to determine the identity of items in the natural world, such as trees, wildflowers, mammals, reptiles, rocks, and fish. |
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What is a cladogram and what is it used for? |
Phylogenetic trees to 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. |
Kingdoms and Species |
