Chapter 4: Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Animals Flashcards
1
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What is taxonomy?
A
The study of principles of systematic ordering and naming of organisms
2
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What did Carl von Linne do?
A
Produced system for naming animals (taxonomy)
3
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What is the 2-part naming system called
A
Binomial nomenclature
4
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What does binomial nomenclature consist of?
A
Genus name + species name
5
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What is the order of classification in order from most inclusive to least inclusive?
A
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, amd Species
6
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What states that an individual in a species is a possible common ancestor of the entire species at some future time?
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Cohesion Species Concept
7
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What is DNA barcoding?
A
Technique used for diagnosing organisms to species using sequence information from a standard gene present in all animals.
