Identifying naming and classifying species

Question 1

Species #

Answer 1

5-20 milllion species

Question 2

Biodiversity

Answer 2

wide range of living organisms that are vital to the sustainability of ecosystems

Question 3

3 species concepts

Answer 3

Morphological, biological, phylogenetic

Question 4

Morphological concept

Answer 4

Morphology of an organism - what they look like. It is simple and widely used but too subjective. How much is too much? all populations are made up of non identical organisms

Question 5

Biological concept

Answer 5

Determined on the ability to interbreed in nature providing viable and fertile offspring. It is widely used as it is simple but specific. Cannot be applied in extinct or asexual or population barriers

Question 6

Phylogenetic concept

Answer 6

Determined by evolutionary relationships among organisms. It compares DNA sequences together to see how species are related. Can be applied to extinct species but evolutionary history is not known for all species

Question 7

Taxonomy

Answer 7

A branch of biology that focuses on naming, identifying and and classifying a species.

Question 8

Binomial nomenclature

Answer 8

Genus name - capitalized and italicized, scientific name - italicized

Question 9

Who developed the system for naming organisms

Answer 9

Carl linneo

Question 10

What is the most diverse rank

Answer 10

Domain

Question 11

what is the most specific rank

Answer 11

sub species

Question 12

Rank

Answer 12

each of the taxonomic categories

Question 13

Taxon

Answer 13

the specific name for each species at each individual rank

Question 14

Order of system

Answer 14

Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species, sub species

Question 15

Acronym

Answer 15

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