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Define 'species'
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A species is a group of organisms with similar characteristics, which can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
Every species is classified into a genus |
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Why classify organisms?
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1. species identification
2. predictive value 3. evolutionary links |
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What term is used to call the 'naming of species'?
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Nomenclature
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Outline the binomial system of nomenclature
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1. first name is genus name
2. genus name is written with upper case first letter 3. second name is species name 4. species name written with lowercase first letter 5. italics used when name is printed 6. name is underlined if handwritten |
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What are the five kingdoms of classification?
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prokaryotae, protoctista, fungi, plantae, and animalia
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Name Classification from species to kingdom
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species
genus family order class phylum kingdom |
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Cetacea and Pinales are examples of what stage in the hierarchy?
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Order
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Coniferophyta and Chordata are examples of what stage in the hierarchy?
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Phylum
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What are four factors for constructing a dichotomous key to identify an organism?
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1. there are numbered stages
2. each stage has alternative characteristics 3. some alternatives give a next key stage to go to 4. some alternative give the identification |
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Give four examples of what consists of the Plantae kingdom
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mosses, ferns, conifers, and flowering plants
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