Unit 1 Quiz 1 Flashcards

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Binomial Nomenclature

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A two part naming system that was created by Carolus Linnaeus a Swedish botanist.

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The 8 classifications

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Domain 
Kingdom 
Phylum
Class
Order
Family 
Genus 
Spices +within categories sub and super categories exist
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Spices

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A group of organisms that can interbreed in nature and produce fertile offspring

2million species have been identified
Scientist believe there are 5-100 million spices on earth

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List the 3 spices concepts

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Morphological species concept
Biological species concept
Phylogenetic species concept

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What is the morphological species concept

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Focuses on body structure
Compares measurements and descriptions of similar organisms,taking into Account that species change over time and they have variation once comparisons are completed scientists decide whether or not similar organisms represents different species

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Biological species concept

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Focuses on interbreeding
The ability of organisms to interbreed in nature and produce viable fertile offspring
This means that if two individual organisms can mate under natural circumstances and they produce offspring that can live and reproduce then those two individuals are the same species

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Phylogenetic species concept

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Focuses on common ancestors
Focuses on evolutionary relationships among organisms
A specie is defined as a cluster of organisms that is distinct from other clusters and shows a pattern of relationship among organisms

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Biodiversity

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Refers to the variety of life in the world

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What are the 3 types of biodiversity

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Genetic diversity
Spices diversity
Ecosystem diversity

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Genetic diversity

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Is the sum of all different forms of genes present in a particular spices

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Gene pool

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Is the sum of all the versions of all the genes in a population

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Species diversity

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The variety and abundance of a species in a given area

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Ecosystem diversity

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The variety of ecosystems in the biosphere

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Prokaryotes

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Small and simple sells lacking a nuclear is lacking membrane bonded organelles
They are Unicellular one cell
Ex. Bacteria

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Eukaryotes

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Larger and complex they have membrane bonded organelles including nuclear
Example humans and plants

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Domains

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The highest and brightest of the taxons

17
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What are the three types of domains

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Domain Eukarya
Domain Eubacteria
Domain Archaea

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Domain Eukarya

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Made up of eukaryotes

Can have unicellular and multicellular organisms

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Domain Eubacteria

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Made up of prokaryotes

All are unicellular

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Domain Archaea

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Made up of prokaryotes

All are unicellular

21
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Taxonomy

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The science of naming, identifying and classifying spices

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What are the kingdoms in the domain Eukarya

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Kingdom animalia
Kingdom plantae
Kingdom fungi
Kingdom Protista

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What are the kingdoms in the domain Eubacteria

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Kingdom Eubacteria

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What are the kingdoms in the domain archaea

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Kingdom Archaea