Introduction to Systematics

Question 1

systematics came from the latinized Greek word “systema” (organized whole) as applied to systems of classification developed by early naturalists, notably _______

Answer 1

Carolus Linnaeus

Question 2

it is the scientific study of the kinds & diversity of organisms & of any & all relationships

Answer 2

systematics

Question 3

Taxonomy —derived from Greek word “_____” (arrangement) & “____” (law)

Answer 3

taxis, nomos

Question 4

the term taxonomy was first proposed in its French form by ______ (1813) for the Theory of Plant Classification.

Answer 4

de Candolle

Question 5

what are the 2 divisions of taxonomy?

Answer 5

classification and nomenclature

Question 6

it is the arrangement of the kinds of organisms from smaller to larger groups

Answer 6

Classification

Question 7

it is the procedure of assigning names to the kinds & groups of organisms to be classified

Answer 7

Nomenclature

Question 8

what are the 7 Component Fields of Systematics

Answer 8

1. Biodiversity
2. Taxonomy
3. Classification
4. Nomenclature
5. Biogeography
6. Evolutionary Biology
7. Phylogenetics

Question 9

number and kinds of organisms

Answer 9

Biodiversity

Question 10

art & science of describing organisms

Answer 10

Taxonomy

Question 11

methods of grouping organisms and could be artificial, natural, or evolutionary —– based on homology

Answer 11

Classification

Question 12

science of naming organisms

Answer 12

Nomenclature

Question 13

studies the distribution of organisms

Answer 13

Biogeography

Question 14

It seeks to classify organisms using a combination of phylogenetic relationship
and overall similarity. It also considers taxa rather than single species

Answer 14

Evolutionary Systematics

Question 15

study of evolutionary relatedness among groups of organisms, which is discovered through molecular sequencing data and morphological data matrices

Answer 15

Phylogenetics

Question 16

study of organisms and its habitat

Answer 16

Ecology

Question 17

knowing the phenotypic structure of organism

Answer 17

Anatomy

Question 18

the “blue print”

Answer 18

genetics

Question 19

________ is a malaria found throughout in Europe

Answer 19

Anopheles maculipennis

Question 20

_______, a fern weevil, was
destructive to Sadleria ferns in Hawaii

Answer 20

Syagrius fulvitarsis

Question 21

he examined an old private insect collection in Sydney, Australia

Answer 21

Pemberton

Question 22

Pemberton discovered that a _______ parasite on the larvae of the weevil (Syagrius fulvitarsis) was used to control the weevils

Answer 22

braconid (parasitoid wasps)