science unit 6 quizy(7th) Flashcards
Dichotomous keys
used to identify species, consist of 2 part questions to narrow down species, focus on physical charcteritsics
Classification
sorting of species into groups, taxonomy made by Carl Linneaus
Taxanomic system
ensures scientists don’t mix up species,
mnemonic: dear king Phillip came over for good soup
Defo: domian, kindgon,phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
modern classifiction
based on ancestry
binomial nomenclature
first word-genus, 1st letter capitalized
second word, lowercase- species
all italicicised
Ecology
study of how organism interact with each other and their enviornment
Biotic Factors
factors tha are living
Abiotic factors
factors that are nonliving
species
a group of organisms that can reproduce with each other and produce offspring that can also mate/reproduce
population
a group of organisms that are the same species living in the same area at the same time and interact w/each other
community
all of the inhabitants of diffrent species in a given area at the same time, all bitotic factors
ecosystem
community and physical enviornment (about and biotic factors)
habitat
an enviornment that provides the things a specific organisms needs to live, grow, an reproduce
biosphere
all of the parts of the plante which contain living organisims, ie parts atmosphere, water bodies, land