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Classification Flashcards

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1
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What are taxonomic groups?

A

7 groups of classification ordered into a hierarchy

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2
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What is the definition of a species?

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If it is able to produce fertile offspring

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3
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What is the scientific name for biological naming systems?

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Binomial nomenclature

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4
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Why are organisms classified?

A

Identify species
Predict characteristics
Find evolutionary links

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5
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What are the 3 domains?

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Bacteria
Archea
Eukaryota

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6
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What taxonomic groups make up a scientific name?

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Genus and species

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7
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How should a scientific name be written?

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In italics or underlined

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8
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What are the 5 kingdoms?

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Plantae
Animalia
Prokaryota
Protoctista
Fungi

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9
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Name a characteristic if plantae?

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Auto trophic so makes own food

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10
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Name some characteristics of prokaryota

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Uni cellular
Replicate using binary fission

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11
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Name some characteristics of protoctista

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Uni cellular
Contain nucleus

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12
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Name some characteristics of fungi

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Absorb nutrients

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13
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Name some characteristics of animalia

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Heterotrophic eat thing to get energy
Nucleus

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What is phylogeny?

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Evolutionary link to a taxonomic group of an organism

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15
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How can Phylogeny be achieved?

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Using fossils
DNA and amino acids

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16
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What does a knode show?

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Common ancestors

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17
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What are the advantages of phylogeny?

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Confirm or change Classification groups

18
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Name some evidence of evolution

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Paleontology
Biochemistry

19
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Why are fossil records incomplete?

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Not all organisms fossilised and not all fossils have been found

20
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What causes genetic variation?

A

Mutations and alleles

21
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What does interdependent groups mean?

A

Difference in species

22
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What does intradependant mean?

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Differences within the same species

23
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What is discontinuous variation and give an example?

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Variation that cam fit into many categories eg. Blood group

24
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What is continuous variation and give an example?

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Controlled by many genes influenced by the environment

25
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How is variation represented graphically?

A

By standard deviation

26
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What percentage of values stand within 1 SD of the mean?

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68%

27
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What percentage of values stand between 2 SD of the mean?

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95%

28
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What percentage of values stand between 3 SD of the mean?

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99.7%

29
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What other tests are used to represent data?

A

Spearman rank

30
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What does spearman rank show

A

Correlation between 2 variables

31
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What are the 3 groups if adaptations?

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Anatomical
Behavioural
Physiological

32
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What is a unique adaptation about maram grass?

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Thick waxy cuticle to prevent eater loss

33
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What are inate behaviours?

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Behaviours inherited from parents

34
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What are learnt behaviours?

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Behaviours that are dependant on the environment

35
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Give an example of a physiological adaptation

A

Poison production

36
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What are analogous structures?

A

Adaptations for the same function but have different genetic origins due to convergent evolution

37
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What is convergent evolution?

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Different structures adapting for similar functions

38
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What is a selection pressure?

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Pressure put on the organism by the environment eg. Space or disease

39
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What is a selection pressure?

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Pressure put on the organism by the environment eg. Space or disease

40
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What is differential reproduction?

A

Where the advantageous allele is passed on

41
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How are blowflies unique?

A

They are resistant to some insecticides

42
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What is unique about flavobacterium?

A

Enzymes cause Mutations found in soul and water areas

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