9.1 Concept Of A Species

Question 1

Biological classification:

Answer 1

Organisms grouped to represent similarities and differences, according to features

Question 2

Species:

Answer 2

Organisms that have a large number of features/genes in common and can interbreed to produce fertile offspring

Question 3

Binomial system:

Answer 3

Two-part naming system for organisms

Question 4

Phylogenic hierarchy:

Answer 4

A system of classification, which groups organisms with other organisms that have close evolutionary relationships with them

Question 5

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Answer 5

Groups of organisms, called taxa, are categorised and placed in a hierarchy

Question 6

Classification, biologists group organisms to represent…

Answer 6

Similarities and relationships, classification systems change with expanding knowledge about new and well-known organisms

Question 7

Taxonomy:

Answer 7

The study of classification of groups of organisms

Question 8

Phylogeny:

Answer 8

Takes evolutionary descent into account

Species: This is a problem when defining fossil species and asexual organisms