Unit One- 1.1 Diveristy of Living Things Flashcards

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morphology

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structure and form of organisms

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phylogeny

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evolutionary history of a species

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3
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Biological Species Concept

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determines if two individuals are the same species by…

if two species can mate naturally and produce living off spring

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Phylogenetic Species Concept

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an organism is defined as a cluster of cells that is distinct from other cluster and shows a pattern of relationships

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5
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How to do binomial nomenclature

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  1. Genus
  2. Species name
    *underlined
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6
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what are taxonomic categories used for

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used to classify

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7
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what are the 8 nested categories generally referred to

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a tank or a taxon

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what are the 8 ranks

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Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

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