3.1 Flashcards
what is a species
a group of related organisms that produce fertile offspring
What is taxonomy
the classification of classifying species
who was carl linneaeus
swedish scientist who made a consistent way of grouping species by their morphological characterists
How to write a binomial
write the genus then the species
what are the 8 taxa?
domain
kingdom
phylum
class
order
family
genus
species
what is anatomical evidence?
refers to physical characteristics like shape, size and physical features, embryological development
what is physiological evidence
refers to the functioning of an organism including the proteins to make
genes determine the proteins a species makes by comparing proteins among different species the degree of genetic similarity/difference
what is DNA evidence
referring to the similarities in the long chains of molecules that make up genes
closely related species will have similar dna sequences
Phylogeny?
the science that deals with evolutionary relationships between species
Phylogenetic tree?
A way to show evolutionary relationships
Clade?
Taxonomic group that includes a single ancestor species and all its descendants
