INTRODUCTION TO SYSTEMATICS

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from the latinized systema (organized whole) as applied to systems of classification developed by early naturalists notable Carl Linnaeus

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Systematics

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science of diversity of organisms

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systematics

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taxonomy is derived from Greek word

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taxis (arrangement) and nomos (law)

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Taxonomy proposed in its French form by _____ for the ______

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de Candolle, Theory of Plant Classification

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theory and practice of classifying organisms

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taxonomy

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arrangement of the kinds of organisms from smaller to larger groups

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classification

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procedure of assigning names to the kinds and groups of organisms to be classified

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nomenclature

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number and kinds of organisms

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biodiversity

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art and science of describing organisms

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taxonomy

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methods of grouping organisms

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classification

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science of naming organisms

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nomenclature

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studies the distribution of organisms; aims to reveal where organisms live, at what abundance, and why they are found in certain geographical area

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biogeography

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seeks to classify organisms using a combination of phylogenetic relationship and overall similarity

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evolutionary systematics

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study of evolutionary relatedness among groups of organisms

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phylogenetics