Chapter 15

Question 1

How many named species are there

Answer 1

1.5-1.8 million

Question 2

Estimate number of species

Answer 2

8-10 million

Question 3

Who invented binomial nomenclature

Answer 3

Linnaeus 1750’s

Question 4

What is binomial nomenclature

Answer 4

2 words, Latin, italicized

Question 5

Science of naming and classifying organisms

Answer 5

Taxonomy

Question 6

Hierarchy of organization

Answer 6

Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genes
Species

Question 7

three examples of what taxonomy uses to determine species

Answer 7

Morphology
Anatomy
Molecular data

Question 8

Most common concept to define a species

Answer 8

Biological Species Concept

Question 9

What method uses anatomical and physiological to determine species

Answer 9

Morphological Species Concept

Question 10

What method uses DNA, RNA and protein sequences to determine species

Answer 10

Molecular Species Concept

Question 11

Study of evolutionary history of organisms

Answer 11

Phylogeny

Question 12

Any group of organisms related by descent from one common ancestor

Answer 12

Clade

Question 13

What does phylogeny use to determine common ancestry

Answer 13

Fossils, features in common, molecular evidence