Chapter 26 Flashcards

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the evolutionary history of a species

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phylogeny

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the study of relationships among organisms

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systematics

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3
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the identification and classification of species

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taxonomy

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4
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show evolutionary relationships among different groups

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phylogenetic trees

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5
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  • taxonomy uses a ___ classification system.

- the classification system was developed by the 18th century Swedish botanist ___.

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  • hierarchical

- Carolus Linnaeus

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a category is called a ___

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taxon

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7
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taxonomic groups from highest to lowest

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domain, supergroup, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

do something kind please come over for good sake

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human classification:
domain:
supergroup:
kingdom:
Phylum:
class:
order:
family:
genus:
species:
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  • eukarya
  • opisthokonta
  • animalia
  • chordata
  • mammalia
  • primates
  • hominidae
  • homo
  • homo sapiens
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9
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___ developed the 2-part or ___ latin or latinized name for species

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  • linnaeus

- binomial

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10
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the first part of the species name consists of the ___
the second part of the species name consists of the ___
species names are always in ___ or ___

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  • genus
  • specific epithet
  • italics, underlined
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11
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all species in the taxon arose from a single ancestor

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monophyletic

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12
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has species that arose from more than one ancestor

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polyphyletic

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13
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when not all of an ancestors’s descendants are included in a taxon

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paraphyletic

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14
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classification based on phylogeny

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cladistic analysis

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15
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cladists construst phylogenic trees (cladograms) based on the ___

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branching off of different lienages

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16
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a ___ is the name of an evolutionary branch

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clade