Lecture 2

Question 1

etymology

Answer 1

the study of word origins

Question 2

taxonomy

Answer 2

the practice of classifying organisms

Question 3

systematics

Answer 3

the theory of classifying organisms

Question 4

nomenclature

Answer 4

a system of rules for naming things

Question 5

ethnotaxonomy

Answer 5

explains how different cultures classify plants and animals

Question 6

3 problems with common names

Answer 6

1. common names can differ
2. same name for different species
3. common name may imply incorrect relationships

Question 7

Carl Linnaeus

Answer 7

swedish botanist (1707-1778) book Systema Naturae

Question 8

2 parts of Linnaean system

Answer 8

1. use of Latin as universal language of scientific nomenclature
2. use of unique binomen for each species

Question 9

2 parts of species name

Answer 9

genus and specific epithet

Question 10

taxa

Answer 10

groups of organisms

Question 11

8 taxonomic levels

Answer 11

domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

Question 12

genus and specific epithet format

Answer 12

italicized

Question 13

taxon names capitalized

Answer 13

nouns capitalized, adjectives lowercase

Question 14

abbreviation

Answer 14

genus may be abbreviated

Question 15

International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN)

Answer 15

1905 international meeting decided on a set of rules for naming species

Question 16

separate codes

Answer 16

plants/algae/fungi and bacteria

Question 17

January 1 1758

Answer 17

first day that published binomials are considered official

Question 18

senior synonym

Answer 18

oldest published name for a taxon has priority

Question 19

taxon author

Answer 19

the person who originally described the taxon

Question 20

reuse of taxon names

Answer 20

once a name for a taxon has
been published, even incorrectly, it can never be
used for another taxon

Question 21

senior homonym

Answer 21

if the same name is used for two different

taxa, oldest name wins

Question 22

same names from different codes

Answer 22

not homonyms

Question 23

specific epithet sharing

Answer 23

can be shared, but not in the same genus

Question 24

naming alphabet

Answer 24

latin

Question 25

family names for animals

Answer 25

end in -idae

Question 26

parentheses

Answer 26

indicate authority if a species is placed in a new

genus

Question 27

ICZN exceptions

Answer 27

if there is a fear of a threat to stability of

scientific knowledge