Species And Taxonomy Flashcards
1
Q
What 3 types of adaptations does natural selection result in that male species better adapted to the environment that they live?
A
Anatomical (appearance)
Physiological (chemical reactions)
Behavioural (actions)
2
Q
What is a species?
A
Individuals that belong to a species are capable of breeding to produce living, fertile offspring
3
Q
What is binomial system?
A
Organisms are identified universally using this
4
Q
How many names does a new species get?
A
Two
5
Q
What does the first name mean?
A
It’s a generic name, which denotes the genus
Upper case
6
Q
What does the second name mean?
A
Used to identify, denotes the species
Lower case
7
Q
What are the left hand column of the classification table?
A
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
