genbio week 3 Flashcards
the grouping of object or information based on similarities
classification
the branch of biology the groups and names organisms based on their different and distinct characteristics is called
taxonomy
the goal of taxonomy today is to produce a formal system in naming and classifying species to
illustrate their evolutionary relationship
who devised a system for classification and a swedish naturalist?
carolus linneaus
in binomial nomenclature, the first word identifies as the ______ of the organism.
genus
a two-part naming system devised by carolus linneaus
binomial nomenclature
he described and named 6,000 animals and 4,000 plants in Latin words.
carolus linneaus
a ____ or _____ consists of similar species.
genus
what is the standard two-part naming system?
binomial nomenclature
in the binomial nomenclature, the second word identifies as the specific epithet or?
species
scientific names should be in__ since it is a dead language, therefore does not change
Latin
the first letter of the genus name should be in ___________; while the second name species should be all in ______________
uppercase; lowercase
scientific name should be __________ and _______ when written
italicized in print; underlined
grouping organism based on their evolutionary relationship makes it easier to understand and learn biological diversity
modern classification
a group of of organisms is called
taxon; taxa in plural form
