mod 7

Question 1

is the science of naming, describing, and classifying
organisms including plants, animals, and even microorganisms.

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taxonomy

Question 2

Arrangement of organisms into groups (taxa, singular taxon) on the basis of
their relationships.

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classification

Question 3

Study of the kinds and diversity of organisms and the relationships among them.

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systematics

Question 4

The broadest level of classification, with the most organisms in it.

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domain

Question 5

A (blank) is a group of closely related species.

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genus

Question 6

has a unique identifier that
describes only that species.

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species

Question 7

is a scientist’s best guess about how species are related through evolution.

Answer 7

phylogeny

Question 8

humans, chimpanzees, and gorillas share a common ancestor, so they are more closely related to each other than to monkeys

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monophyletic groups

Question 9

The bird and crocodile share a common ancestor that other reptiles don’t have, so they are more closely related to each other than to snakes or lizards.

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polyphyletic groups

Question 10

The whale and hippopotamus are more closely related to each other than to other animals like deer or elephants.

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paraphyletic

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A way of classifying organisms based on shared traits that come from a common ancestor

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cladistics

Question 12

Are groups of organisms that share a common ancestor.

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clades

Question 13

A diagram that shows the relationships between different species based on shared traits.

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cladogram

Question 14

Is the second part of an organism’s scientific name in binomial nomenclature.

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specific epithet

Question 15

Classification comprising related organisms that share common characteristics and are capable of interbreeding.

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species

Question 16

Individuals of different subspecies sometimes interbreed, but they produce many sterile male offspring.

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sub-species (interbreed)

Question 17

is a “cultivated variety” that
consists of plants that have been selected or bred by plant breeders for specific characteristics and are maintained through seed increase generations as true-breeding populations of plants.

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cultivar

Question 18

the pioneer of plant classification

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theophrastus

Question 19

Group plants under three headings: as aromatic, culinary, and medicinal.

Answer 19

dioscorides

Question 20

Swedish naturalist and explorer who was the first to frame principles for defining natural genera and species of organisms and to create a uniform system for naming them (binomial nomenclature).

Answer 20

carolus linnaeus