taxonomy Flashcards
1
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Taxonomy
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is the science of classifying organism
2
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Classification
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is simply a way to organize things
3
Q
The scientific name is always the
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Genus +species
4
Q
Genus
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is always capital(which is the last name)
5
Q
species
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(lower case)
6
Q
If two animals have the same Genus name
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you know that they are related
7
Q
What are species
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organisms that can interbreed(breed or cause to breed with another of a different race or species) with one another and produce fertile offspring
8
Q
When two organisms of different species interbreed the offspring is called
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a hybrid
9
Q
The system we use for naming is called
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binominal___________ nomenclature.
10
Q
the science of classification is called
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taxonmy
