Basic taxonomic concepts Flashcards
How is an organism named?
via Phylogenetic Tree
Species that has evolutionary history
Phylogeny
Classify and determiningg evolutionary relationships
Systematics
(Interpreting Phylogenetic Tree) Relationships
Root
(Interpreting Phylogenetic Tree) Single lineage evolved - branched out to new one
Branch point
(Interpreting Phylogenetic Tree) Evolved early from the root
Basal taxon
(Interpreting Phylogenetic Tree) Same branch point
Sister taxa
Polytonmy
Branch of more than two lineages
Cladistics
New system of phylogentic classifications
Establish evolutionary relationships
Derived characters (wow)
Strong evidence of common ancestry
Cladistics (?)
For ore closely they are related – also characteristics *
Cladogram
Common ancestor within a _____ stem from a single point on the tree
Clade, Clade
An individual living things
Organism
A group of the same organisms that are able to breed and produce fertile organisms
Species
Arrangment law
Level of classification (INC; Identifying, Naming and Classifying)
Linnaean System
Carl Linnaeus
Why Scientific names?
Avoid common name for different species
Dear King Philip Come Out For Goodness Sake
Domain, Kingdom, Phylus, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Writing Scientific names
Genus plus Species