biodiversity- chapter 10

Question 1

what is classification

Answer 1

the organisation of living organisms into groups

Question 2

what is classification based on

Answer 2

a number of accepted principles

Question 3

what do members of a species have in common

Answer 3

they are capable of breeding to produce living, fertile offspring. meaning when a species reproduces sexually, any of the genes of the individuals can be combined with any other

Question 4

what is a species

Answer 4

the basic unit of classification

Question 5

what is the binomial system

Answer 5

where organisms are identified by two names

Question 6

what are the features of the binomial system

Answer 6

-universal system based on latin/greek names
-the first name (generic name) denotes the genus the organism belongs to
-the second name (specific name) denotes the species to the organism

Question 7

what are 3 rules of the binomial system

Answer 7

-the names are printed in italics
-first letter of generic name is in uppercase but specific is in lowercase
-if the specific name is not know it can be written as sp