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Bio Lab Evol. Hist.

Evolutinary history, classification, phylogenies

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What are the Hierarchies in order? Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family Genus, Species
What are the 3 domains? Bacteria, Archea, and Eukarya
Kingdoms of Eukarya Anamalia, Plante, Fungi, and Protista
What are phylogenetic classifications based on? evolutionary relationships
Taxonomy giving a unique and meaningful names to all of earth's species.
Systematics identifying relationships among species
Heterotrphic can only obtain energy from living forms.
Autotrophic can convert energy from non-living forms.
Extemophiles Like extremem conditions
Thermophiles like extreme temperatures
Halophiles high slat conditions
What are the Kingdoms of Eukarya? 1. Protists 2. Plantae 3. Fungi 4. Anamalia
Characteristics of Protists? Eukaryotic, all organisms that don't fit in the other kingdoms, are autotrophic or heterotrophic
Characteristics of Plantae? Cell wall of cellulose, land plants, autotrphic, typically non moving.
Characteristics of Fungi? Cell wall of Chitin, heterotrophic, decomposers
Characteristics of Animalia? Movement, heterotrophic.
Binomial Nomenclature system in which scientist give a unique scientific name.
Genus to which the species belongs to
What must each name be? Binomial, Unique, latinized
Macroevolution evolutionary change above species level.
Clade ancestor and all its decendants
Synapomorphies unique characteristics to an individual
Phylogeny evolutionary relationship among a species
Tips the living species
Branches relationship to the tips
Nodes where branches meet
Polytomy multiple nodes at a branch
Basal Node oldes shared ancestor in the whole tree
Root where the outgroup is
Homologous Characters characters are similar due to shared evolutionary history
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