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Is the science of naming and classifying organisms.

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Taxonomy

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A group of organisms in a classification system.

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Taxon

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Is a two-part scientific naming system.

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Binomial nomenclature

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Includes one or more physically similar species that are thought to be closely related.

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Genus

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The evolutionary history for a group of species.

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Phylogeny

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Is a common method to make evolutionary trees.

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Cladistics

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Is an evolutionary tree that proposes how species may be related to each other through common ancestors.

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Cladogram

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Are traits shared in different degrees by clade members.

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Derived characters

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Are models that use mutation rates to measure evolutionary time.

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Molecular clocks

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Is used to study closely related species.

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Mitochondrial DNA

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Is used to study distantly related species.

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Ribosomal RNA

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Includes single-celled prokaryotes in the kingdom bacteria.

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Bacteria

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Are single-celled prokaryotes

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Archea

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Is made up of all organisms with eukaryotic cells.

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Eukaryal

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Between low and high tide

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Intertidal zone

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From intertidal zone to continental shelf

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Neritic zone

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From neritic zone to base of continental shelf

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Bathyal zone

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Lies below 2000 m.

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Abyssal zone

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Which zone of the ocean has more biomass than any other zone?

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Neritic zone

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Is the difference in the physical traits.

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Variation

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The two types of plankton

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Zooplankton and phytoplankton

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Plankton make up most of the….

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Biomass

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Are found in warm waters.

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Coral reefs

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Coastal waters contain unique…

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Habitats

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Are found in cold, nutrient-rich waters.

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Kelp forests

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Are dynamic environments where rivers flow into an ocean.

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Estuary

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Is a region of land that drains into a body of water.

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Watershed

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Are among the most productive ecosystems.

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Wetlands

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Freshwater bodies are divided into how many zones?

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3

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What are the divided zones of the freshwater bodies?

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Littoral zone, limnetic zone, and benthic zone

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What affects the fossil fuel?

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The biosphere

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Is any undesirable factor added to the air, water, or soil.

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Pollution

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Is one type of air pollution

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Smog

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Is caused by fossil fuel emissions.

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Acid rain

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Slows the release of energy from Earth's atmosphere.

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The greenhouse effect

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Refers to the trend of increasing global temperatures.

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Global warming

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Provide a sign of an ecosystem's health.

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Indicator species

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Can move up the food chain.

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Pollutants

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Causes accumulation of toxins in the food chain.

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Biomagnification

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What are the consumers most affected?

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Humans

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What eliminates the loss of habitat?

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Species

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Is one that is brought to an ecosystem by humans.

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Introduced species

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Can have an environmental and economic impact.

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Invasive species

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Meets needs without hurting future generations.

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Sustainable development

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Global fisheries have adopted several sustainable practices, what are those practices?

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Fishing bans

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Is the biological change process by which descendants come to differ from their ancestors.

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Evolution

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Is a group of organisms that can reproduce and have fertile offspring.

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Species

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Classification system from kingdom to species

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Linnaeus

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Species shared ancestors rather than arising separately.

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Buffon

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More-complex forms developed from less-complex forms.

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Edward Darwin

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Environmental change leads to use or disuse of a structure.

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Lamark

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There are three theories of geologic change, what are those theories?

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Catastrophism, gradualism, and uniformitarianism

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Is the prevailing theory of geologic change.

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Uniformitarianism

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Is a difference in a physical trait.

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Variation

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Is a is a feature that allow an organism to better survive in its environment.

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Adaptation

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What found Darwin?

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Fossils of extinct animals

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How can be classified the organisms?

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On physical similarities

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Is the second part of a scientific name.

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Species descriptor

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Linnaeus' classification system has how many levels?

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7

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What are those levels of Linnaeus' classification by order?

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Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.

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Modern classification is based on ...

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Evolutionary relationships

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Is a group of species that shares a common ancestor.

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Clade

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Use mutations to estimate evolutionary time.

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Molecular clocks

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Add up at a constant rate in related species.

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Mutations

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What shows the tree of life?

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Our most current understanding

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Is always a work in progress

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Classification

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Only two kingdoms, Animalia and Plantae

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Until 1866

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All single-celled organisms moved to kingdom Protista

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1866

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Prokaryotes moved to kingdom Monera

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1938

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Fungi moved to own kingdom

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1959

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Kingdom Monera split into kingdoms Bacteria and Archea

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1977

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What are the three domains in the tree life?

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Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya

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Are above the kingdom level.

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Domains

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Domain Eukarya includes...

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All eukaryotes(kingdom Protista, kingdom Plantae, kingdom fungi, and kingdom animalia)

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What is the name of the classification that is based on Linnaeus observations?

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Linnaean system

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In the linnaean classification system we classify organisms based on what

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Common physical conditions

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Science that names and classifies organisms:

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Taxonomy

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In the name Tyto Alba, what is the genus?

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Tyto

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What ancient language does binomial nomenclature?

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Latin

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How do you call a group of organisms on a classification system?

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Taxon