Classification

Question 1

Modern classification is based on

Answer 1

Structural similarities, evolutionary relationships and DNA evidence

Question 2

Grouping of organisms

Answer 2

Organisms with a COMMON ANCESTOR are placed in the same group bc they are related to one another

Question 3

Classification Categories

Answer 3

Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species

King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup

Question 4

Classification categories go from

Answer 4

General to specific
The # of organisms in each level decreases
Kingdom=broadest group
Species=narrowest group

Question 5

Taxonomy

Answer 5

Branch of biology dealing with the classification and naming of living things

Question 6

Domains

Answer 6

A broader group than kingdoms, 
Prokaryotes (no nuclear membrane)
Monera (bacteria)
Eukaryotes (nuclear membrane, membrane bound organelles)
Protists, plants, fungi, animals

Question 7

Carl Linnaeus

Answer 7

Father of modern classification

1758

Question 8

Binomial nomenclature

Answer 8

Two word system of identifying organisms
Bi-2
Nom-name
Genus and species

Question 9

Species

Answer 9

Organisms in the same species can reproduce together and produce fertile offspring

Question 10

Genus and species

Answer 10

Genus (general) Capital

species (specific) lower case

Question 11

Population

Answer 11

Think of WHERE

Specific species within a specialized AREA

Question 12

Dichotomous key

Answer 12

Series of paired statements
Describes the presence or absence of certain characteristics or structures
A tool that allows the user to determine the identity of items in the natural world