15.10 + 15.14 Adaptive Radiation; Taxonomy Flashcards
Adaptive Radiation
periods of evolutionary change where many species evolve from a common ancestor
There is adaptive radiation after every ____ ____
mass extinction
In graphs about adaptive radiation, widening lines reflect
an increasing amount species
Taxonomy
the branch of biology concerned with identifying, naming, and classifying organisms
Linneaen System of Hierarchical Classification
the system, created by Carlus Linnaeus, in which biologists assign each species a binomial
How long did the Linneaen System of Hierarchical Classification last
200 years
Binomial Nomenclature
two part form for naming species which consists of a genus and a specific epithet
What is an example of a species named with binomial nomenclature
Homo Sapiens
Genus
the taxonomic category above species; the firts part of a species binomial
What is an example of a genus
homo (homo sapiens)
Specific Epithet
used to distinguish each species within a genus
What is an example of specific epithet
sapiens (homo sapiens)
A genus is shared by
close relatives
What is the format for binomial Nomenclature
the first letter is capitalized and the whole name is italicized
How can binomial nomenclature be abbreviated
with the first letter of the genus and the whole epithet
