species and taxonomy EQ

Question 1

a species is identified by referring to its genus and species name
what is this method called?

Answer 1

binomial

Question 2

what is a hierarchy

Answer 2

smaller groups inside larger groups
with no overlap

Question 3

what are the taxon in hierarchal order

Answer 3

Domain
Kingdom
Phylem
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Question 4

what is a species

Answer 4

members of a species are capable of breeding to produce living , fertile offspring

Question 5

why is courtship behaviour a beneficial adaptation?

Answer 5

enables individuals to:
- recognise members of own species
- identify aa mate capable of breeding
- form a pair bond
- synchronise mating
- become able to breed

Question 6

what is artificial classification

Answer 6

• groups organisms by differences which are useful at the time
• e.g. colour, size, number of legs, leaf shape

Question 7

what is phylogenetic classification

Answer 7

• based upon evolutionary relationships between organisms and their ancestors
• classifies species into groups using shared features from ancestors
• arranges groups into hierarchy