Organizing Life's Diversity (Ch.17) Flashcards
Define Classification
The grouping of objects or information based on similarities and DNA
Define Taxonomy
The branch of biology that groups and NAMES organisms based on STUDIES of their physical characteristics
What does “Taxo” mean?
To arrange
What does “Nomy” mean?
Ordered Knowledge
Who divided living things into plants and animals and then subdivided all of those groups?
Aristotle
What was the weakness about Aristotle’s dividing
There was no information about evolutionary history
What is phylogeny?
An evolutionary history of an organism
What would be an example of phylogeny?
The history of how a rock pocket mouse colors changed and ended up looking like the color of its environment
Who developed the binomial system of nomenclature
Carolus Linnaeus
A species is referred to by the full binomial name…… which is………
Genus + Specific Epithet
What does Specific Epithet refer to?
One species within its genus
The Genus will represent…..
A group of organisms that share many common characteristics
A species is a group of organisms with the highest level of………
Shared characteristics and they can also successfully interbreed with each other
What is taxa
A group of organisms that exhibit a set of shared traits
What are all the nine levels of taxonomy?
(Highest to Lowest)
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species
What is the sentence that you should think of to remember all of the taxonomy levels
Drunken Kangaroos Punch Children On Family Game Shows
OR
Darn Kids Playing Chess On Freeways Get Squished
What are all of the fallowing reasons why scientific names are needed
- Common names will vary depending on your location
- Languages will vary
- No matter what the organism is named, it must have a Latin ending
- Everyone will be able to use it easily (Similar to everyone using one measurement system)
