Taxonomy and Evolution Flashcards
Who is Carolus Linnaeus?
Father of Modern Taxonomy
What is the Systema Naturae?
A publication that established the system for naming animals and grouping them together.
What edition is the Systema Naturae?
10th edition
List in order the taxonomic ranks
Kingdom.
Phylum.
Class.
Order.
Family.
Genus.
Species.ICZN
International Commission for Zoological Nomenclature. For Zoology. Established Sept 18th 1895
Naming system for animals
ICBN:
International Code for Botanical Nomenclature. For Botany, Algae, Fungi
Naming system for plants
ICNB:
International Code for Nomenclature of Bacteria. For Prokaryotes
Suffices for Animal Superfamily
-oidea
Suffices for Animal Family
-idae
Suffices for Animal Subfamily
-inae
Suffices for Animal Tribe
-ina
Suffices for Animal Subtribe
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What does the modified Linnean Hierarchy add to the taxonomic rank list?
Domain, Subkingdom, Subphylum, Supraclass, Superclass, Subclass, Infraclass, Suborder, Superfamily, Subfamily, Subspecies
What is Evolution?
Change through time
What requires variation, inheritance, and selection?
Evolution
Father of Evolution
Charles Darwin
Define directional natural selection
when individuals with traits on one side of the mean in their population survive better or reproduce more than those on the other
Define stabilizing natural selection
type of natural selection in which the population mean stabilizes on a particular non-extreme trait value.
Define disruptive natural selection
a mode of natural selection in which extreme values for a trait are favored over intermediate values
