Lecture 1 - Systematics and Evolution

Question 1

All life exhibits variations in?

Answer 1

Characters or character states

Question 2

Concerned with identifying, describing, naming, and classifying species. C. Linnaeus

Answer 2

Taxonomy

Question 3

Study of biological diversity and its classifications. C. Darwin

Answer 3

Systematics

Question 4

Systematics employs taxonomy and evolutionary biology to arrange organisms that reflect _______

Answer 4

Phylogeny

Question 5

Unranked classification groups in systematics are called?

Answer 5

Clades

Question 6

In taxonomy, concerned with what is this unknown specimen/organism

Answer 6

Identification

Question 7

In taxonomy, concerned with what makes the organism new to science

Answer 7

Description

Question 8

In taxonomy, concerned with naming the species

Answer 8

Nomenclature

Question 9

In taxonomy, concerned with which taxonomic groups a species belongs to

Answer 9

Classification

Question 10

In taxonomy, concerned with the validity of the current classification given all available evidence

Answer 10

Revision

Question 11

Tools for Identification (6)

Answer 11

1. Taxonomic Keys
2. Field Guides
3. Written descriptions
4. Specimen comparison
5. Image comparison
6. Expert determination

Question 12

DNA Barcoding is a powerful tool for identification but what is its main limitation?

Answer 12

It requires the species in question to have already been barcoded in the past AND have that barcode in the database

Question 13

Tool used to show the groupings of organisms based on their taxonomy and evolutionary biology reflecting _______

Answer 13

Phylogeny; Phylogenetic Tree