Taxonomy Flashcards
1
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Science of naming and classifying organisms
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Taxonomy
2
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Why is taxonomy important
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It helps is categorize organisms so we can easily communicate biological information
3
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Carl Linnaeus
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- Swedish botanist
- father of taxonomy
- 1707-1778
- mostly worked with plants
4
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Grouped organisms into a taxon based on physical and structural similarities
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Linnaean system
5
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System that gives each species a two part scientific name using latin roots
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Binomial nomenclature
6
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How many levels does the linnaean system have
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7
7
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What are the 7 levels of the linnaean system
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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
8
Q
Classification based evolutionary relationships vs how they look
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Cladistics
9
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Is the system alway changing?
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YES!!!
10
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Derived characteristics(traits that have evolved in a species since sharing a common ancestor), nades(where a branch splits), clades(groups that share a trait)
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Cladogram
