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18 Cards in this Set
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What does linnaeus use to determine relatonships among organisms?
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Linnaeus used similarites in structure to determine relationships among orgainisms.
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What is dichotomous key?
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A dichotomous key is a step-by-step way to identify an organism using a series of paried decriptions.
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Is the name of the white oak, Ouercus alba, Quercus is it a species name or genus?
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Is the name of the white oak, Ouercus alba, Quercus is genus.
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Orgainisms that are similar in sturcture and form and successfully reporduce among themselves that belong in the same _______?
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Orgainisms that are similar in sturcture and form and successfully reporduce among themselves that belong in the same species
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If there is a greater number of taxa in two organism in common, will they less closely or more closely related?
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a greater number of taxa in two organism in common, will they related more closely.
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In Aristole's sytem of classification, animals were classified on the basis of what?
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In Aristole's sytem of classification, animals were classified on the basis of their habitat and physical difference.
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What is a binomial nomenclature?
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A system of naming species in which two words are used to name an organism is binomial nomenclature.
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What is the placing of information or objects into groups based on certain similarites called?
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the placing of information or objects into groups based on certain similarites is classification.
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What is the science of grouping and naming orgainism?
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the science of grouping and naming orgainism is taxonomy.
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What language is used for scientific names? Why
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The language used for scientific names is Latin because it does not change.
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What do scientists use to help understand the relationship between organisms?
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scientists use the system of classification to help understand the relationship between organisms.
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What is a group of related families?
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a group of related families is order
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What is a group of related classes?
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a group of related classes is phylum
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What is a group of related species?
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a group of related species is genus
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What is a group of related orders?
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a group of related order is class
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What is a group of related phyla?
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a group of related phyla is kingdom
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List the taxonomic categories from largest to smallest.
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Kingdom
phylum or division class order family genus species subspecies varieties form cultivars |
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What are three advantages of using scientific names of organisms?
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1. Latin scientific names are recognized
2. Avoids confusion where there is more than one common name for an organism 3. scientific names relect how organisms are related and classifed. |
