Unit 1 Flashcards
Allopatric Species
Related species which cannot interbreed because of geographical
separation.
Binomial Nomenclature
A formal system of naming species of living things by giving
each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms.
Breed
Animals of common origin with characteristics that distinguish them from other
groups within the same species.
Class
A group of animals categorized primarily by sex and age
Feral
Domesticated animals that return to nature to survive and reproduce.
Hierarchical Order
Grouping and arrangement of organisms
Invertabrates
animals lacking a backbone.
Mutualism
Specific type of symbiosis between man and animal.
Kingdom
First and largest division of living things - plants and animals
Nomenclature
Giving and using of names
Phylum
Each new group within a Kingdom
Primary Energy Trap
Every organism is this (not related to the food chain). To be alive is to be this.
Race
Considered simply a subdivision of a species which breeds true except for minor
variations.
Scientific Name
Each species is given this, consisting of two Latin words:
The first, designating genus is capitalized.
The second, designating a subdivision of the genus, is not capitalized.
Normally both words are italicized
Secondary Energy Trap
is what an organism uses to help it obtain food
(camouflage, stick, gun, etc.) or to help it conserve energy (shelter, fur, etc.).
Subspecies
A subdivision or smaller part of a group of animals (those in a species)
Sympatric Species
Those which can interbreed, but in practice do not because of differences in behavior, breeding, food sources, etc.,
Symbiosis
- A biological situation in which at least two different kinds of organisms
interact; these can include plants, animals, or plant and animal.
Taming
On the path to domestication, but a tamed animal is not a domestic animal.
Taxonomy
Science of classification and the arrangement of plants and animals into
groups based on their natural relationships.
Variety
a group within a species or subspecies which differs in some significant
inherited respect from other members of the species and is usually fertile with any
other member of the species.
Vertebrates
animals with a backbone
