Bimonthly Flashcards
Is the science of naming and classifying organisms.
Taxonomy
A group of organisms in a classification system.
Taxon
Is a two-part scientific naming system.
Binomial nomenclature
Includes one or more physically similar species that are thought to be closely related.
Genus
The evolutionary history for a group of species.
Phylogeny
Is a common method to make evolutionary trees.
Cladistics
Is an evolutionary tree that proposes how species may be related to each other through common ancestors.
Cladogram
Are traits shared in different degrees by clade members.
Derived characters
Are models that use mutation rates to measure evolutionary time.
Molecular clocks
Is used to study closely related species.
Mitochondrial DNA
Is used to study distantly related species.
Ribosomal RNA
Includes single-celled prokaryotes in the kingdom bacteria.
Bacteria
Are single-celled prokaryotes
Archea
Is made up of all organisms with eukaryotic cells.
Eukaryal
Between low and high tide
Intertidal zone
From intertidal zone to continental shelf
Neritic zone
From neritic zone to base of continental shelf
Bathyal zone
Lies below 2000 m.
Abyssal zone
Which zone of the ocean has more biomass than any other zone?
Neritic zone
Is the difference in the physical traits.
Variation
The two types of plankton
Zooplankton and phytoplankton
Plankton make up most of theโฆ.
Biomass
Are found in warm waters.
Coral reefs
Coastal waters contain uniqueโฆ
Habitats
Are found in cold, nutrient-rich waters.
Kelp forests
Are dynamic environments where rivers flow into an ocean.
Estuary
Is a region of land that drains into a body of water.
Watershed
Are among the most productive ecosystems.
Wetlands
Freshwater bodies are divided into how many zones?
3
What are the divided zones of the freshwater bodies?
Littoral zone, limnetic zone, and benthic zone
What affects the fossil fuel?
The biosphere
Is any undesirable factor added to the air, water, or soil.
Pollution