7.4 Classification and Evolution Flashcards
What is classification?
Putting organisms into groups
What is the system used to study the similarities and differences between organisms in order to classify them
Natural Classification System
How can we classify organisms?
By comparing similarities and differences
What does classification help us understand?
Evolutionary and biological relationships
What are the kingdoms?
Plant kingdom, animal kingdom, and kingdoms which contain the microorganisms
What is the smallest group in the classification system?
The species
How is a species determined?
If the members are very similar and can breed together to produce fertile
What are evolutionary trees?
Models that can be drawn to show the relationship between different groups of organisms
When new evidence is found, biologists may…?
Modify the evolutionary relationships
What do ecological relationships tell us?
How species have evolved together in an environment
