first two evolution lectures are in the anxiety folder Flashcards
What did Carl Von Linne produce?
The Linnaean system of nomenclature. Gave animals their latin name
What is Linnaean taxonomy?
Classifying animals
How do you write binomial or trinomial names?
Genus, species, subspecies
What is the order of classification?
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
What is Biological Species Concept (BSC)?
A reproductively isolated population. Don’t breed with other animals in the population
What is a phenotypic species concept?
Animals that breed together in a population by judging their phenotype
How do moths show small scale evolution?
white moth evolved to be darker to blend in with trees after the industrial revolution in dirty places
What did Paul Muller discover?
DDT kills insects. they became immune before he got his prize
What is a ring species?
The extreme forms do not interbreed in the region of overlap. Gradually become reproductively isolated
