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1
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What is the science of naming and classifying organisms called?

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Taxonomy

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What is the evolutionary history of a species called?

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Phylogeny

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What was the naming system created by Linnaeus called?

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Binomial Nomenclatureq

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4
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Which word is first in Binomial Nomenclature?

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Genus

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What word is second in Binomial Nomenclature?

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Species

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What word is second in Binomial Nomenclature?

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Species

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7
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How is the scientific name always written?

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Italics

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What is evolutionary classification?

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Grouping organisms based on their evolutionary history

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9
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WHat is a gene both humans and yeast have?

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Myosin

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WHat behavior is common in storks and vultures?

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Urinate on legs

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What is a molecular clock?

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Estimates the length of time two organisms have been evolving inependently

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What does the molecular clock rely on?

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The number of mutations in the DNA

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What does the molecular clock rely on?

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The number of mutations in the DNA

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What two kingdoms were proposed by Linneaus?

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Animalia and Plantea

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What domain includes plants, animals, protists, and fungi?

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Eukaria

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What domain includes plants, animals, protists, and fungi?

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Eukaria

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What environments do archea members live in?Q

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Extreme ones

18
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What do memebrs of Fungi eat?

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dead/decayingf organisms

19
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What is a unicellular fungi?

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Yeast

20
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What does nonmotile mean?

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They can move

21
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What domain includes organisms from more than one kingdom>

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Bacteria

22
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How many species have been identified?

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1.5 million

23
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What is the scientific name for a cougar?

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Puma concolor

24
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What is a Buzzard from the UK in IS?

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Hawk

25
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What two languiages are used in naming of organisms?

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Latin and Greek

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What is the two part naming system used today?

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Binomial Nomenclature

27
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What animals are found in Ursus

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Bears

28
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How many levels of classification are there?

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7

29
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What other animals are in the bear order?

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Dogs and cats

30
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What is the order of the bear?

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Carnivora

31
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WHat is the largest kingdom in lennaeous system?

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Animal

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WHat is the largest kingdom in lennaeous system?

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Animal

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