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Intro Flashcards

1
Q

What roots does that word “Botany” come from?

A

Greek

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2
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What does “Botan-“ mean ?

A

Grass
Field
Fodder (cow food)

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3
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What is Botany the study of?

A

Plants
Fungi
Plant-like protists

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4
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What is top (largest) taxonomic classification?

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Kingdom

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5
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What taxonomic classification is under Kingdom?

A

Phylum

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6
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What taxonomic classification is under Phylum?

A

Class

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7
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What taxonomic classification is under Class?

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Order

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8
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What taxonomic classification is under Order?

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Family

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9
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What taxonomic classification is under Family?

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Genus

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10
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What taxonomic classification is under Genus?

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Species

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11
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Taxonomic ranks: K P C O F G S

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Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
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12
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General characteristics of plants:

A

Leaves
Stems
Roots
Photosynthesis

There are exceptions for plants, not limited to plants

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13
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What is a plant?

A

In Kingdom Plantae

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14
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Why is Latin used so extensively in naming?

A

Dead language

Unchanging definitions

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15
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Why not common names?

A

Differs across range of plant species

Common names may be share by different species

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16
Q

What is a cladogram?

A

Phylogenetic tree

17
Q

Monophyletic group

A

Extant forms + common ancestor

18
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Polyphyletic group

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Omits common ancestor

19
Q

Paraphyletic group

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Omits some extant forms

20
Q

Branch of a cladogram represents __

A

Lineage

21
Q

Node of a cladogram represents __

A

Where lineage splits

22
Q

Apomorphy

A

Recent characteristic

23
Q

Synapomorphy

A

Recent shared characteristic

24
Q

Plesiomorphy

A

An ancestral characteristic

25
Q

Symplesiomorphy

A

A shared ancestral characteristic

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