Basic taxonomic concepts Flashcards

1
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How is an organism named?

A

via Phylogenetic Tree

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2
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Species that has evolutionary history

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Phylogeny

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3
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Classify and determiningg evolutionary relationships

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Systematics

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4
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(Interpreting Phylogenetic Tree) Relationships

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Root

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5
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(Interpreting Phylogenetic Tree) Single lineage evolved - branched out to new one

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Branch point

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6
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(Interpreting Phylogenetic Tree) Evolved early from the root

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Basal taxon

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7
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(Interpreting Phylogenetic Tree) Same branch point

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Sister taxa

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8
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Polytonmy

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Branch of more than two lineages

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9
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Cladistics

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New system of phylogentic classifications

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10
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Establish evolutionary relationships

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Derived characters (wow)

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11
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Strong evidence of common ancestry

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Cladistics (?)

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12
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For ore closely they are related – also characteristics *

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Cladogram

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13
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Common ancestor within a _____ stem from a single point on the tree

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Clade, Clade

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14
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An individual living things

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Organism

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15
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A group of the same organisms that are able to breed and produce fertile organisms

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Species

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16
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Arrangment law

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Level of classification (INC; Identifying, Naming and Classifying)

17
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Linnaean System

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Carl Linnaeus

18
Q

Why Scientific names?

A

Avoid common name for different species

19
Q

Dear King Philip Come Out For Goodness Sake

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Domain, Kingdom, Phylus, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

20
Q

Writing Scientific names

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Genus plus Species