species and taxonomy

Question 1

What are a species?

Answer 1

= group of organism
= the 3 key ideas are:
= similar features
= can interbreed = produce fertile offsping

Question 2

What is taxonomy?

Answer 2

= principles of classification
=groups means taza

Question 3

What is classification?

Answer 3

= putting organisms into groups
= these groups are called taxa
= the smallest definable group (taxon), is the species

Question 4

What are the 2 types of classification?

Answer 4

= heirarchal
= phylogenetic

Question 5

What is hierarchical?

Answer 5

= small griups are placed into larger griups with no overlap between tge groups

Question 6

What are phylogenetic?

Answer 6

=evolutionary relationships
= between irganisms
= share common acesstors
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Question 7

What is the heirarchal system?

Answer 7

= Domain
= Kingdom
= Phylum
= Class
= Over
= Family
= Genus- this is in capital first letter
= Species- this is in lower case
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Question 8

What is the 2 part name organisms are given?

Answer 8

= genus- capital letter
= species- lower case
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