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Chapter 14 & 27 Info
Classification section chapter 14 & 27 Information
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Linnaeus's classification system was based upon what characteristic? | Form & Structure |
| Why did Linnaeus develop a new naming system for naming organisms? | The polynomial system was too complicated |
| How did Linnaeus organize the genera and species that he described? | Into a ranked system of groups that increase in inclusiveness |
| What 3 attributes to biologists use to classify organisms | -Homologous structure -Derived characters -Appearance |
| The scientific name of an organism consists of what 2 parts | -Genus name -Species name |
| Hoe did Ernst Mayr define the term biological species | They are always reproductive isolated |
| Describe the biological species concept? | It fails to describe species that reproduce asexually |
| Convergent evolution leads to what? | Shared analogous characters |
| African honeybees are related to? | Wasps, Birds, and Spiders |
| According to the taxonomic classification hierarchy, classes that have similar characteristics are grouped together into the same | Phylum |
| How do biologists use cladograms | To hypothesize about the sequence in which different groups evolve |
| Analogous characters are derived from what> | Independent sources |
| Know that taxonomic hierarchy in order from domain to species | Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species |
| What is the Genus and species name for humans? | Homo sapiens |
| What Greek philosopher similarities more than 2,000 years ago? | Aristotle |
| Why were organisms rarely known by the same name among different groups of people until mid-1700's? | Polynomials were often changed by biologists |
| When can the genus name of organism be abbreviated? | Sometimes after it's first use is spelled out |
| Who established the rules for naming a species? | An international commission of scientist |
| The domain Eukarya is composed of what organisms? | All eukaryotes |
| In order for two species have to be closely related or distantly related? | closely related |
| What kind of offspring are produced by mating canis iupus and canis familiars? | Fertile hybrid offspring |
| What percent of species from the tropics has been names | 5-10% |
| How are the wings of birds different from the wings of insects | they evolved independently of each other and they are structurally different |
| In a whale and a dog, limbs are considered a | An ancestral character |
| What is a phylogenetic tree? | A diagram of evolutionary relationships through evolutionary systematic |
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