Ch 23 Systematics

Question 0

What language is the word ‘science’ derived from?

What makes it unique?

Answer 0

from Latin: know

science is unique because it values objectivity

Question 1

What is science?

Answer 1

continually collecting new info to test previously acquired knowledge

Question 2

Subjective:

Answer 2

influenced by personal feelings/opinions

Question 3

Objective:

Answer 3

not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering facts

• not dependent on the mind for existence
  
  • a matter of fact(indisputable)

Question 4

The process of science includes what 2 ways of reasoning?

Describe them.

Answer 4

Inductive Reasoning - draws General conclusions based on specific observations (theory building)

Deductive reasoning - draws Specific conclusions based on Premises (using theory to predict; depends on inductive reasoning

Question 5

What is a hypothesis and what makes it more than just a guess?

Answer 5

a tentative(can be proven false) explanation for observations

• reason it is more than a guess is because it is consistent with facts/ observations

Question 6

Scientific Theory

Answer 6

tested on how well it explains the things it predicts

supported by reproducible observations

Question 7

taxonomy

Answer 7

science of classifying, naming, describing, organisms

Question 8

systematics:

Answer 8

study of diversity of organisms and their evolutionary relationships
- gives reason for taxonomy

Question 9

why do scientists use specific names and classifications of organisms?

Answer 9

provides a system to give Every kind organism a unique name

- led to the binomial system

Question 10

Who developed the Binomial System of Nomenclature and, what is the basic unit of classification?

Answer 10

Lenaeus (swedish guy) in mid-18th century

- species is the basic unit of classification

Question 11

what are the 2 parts in binomial nomenclature

Answer 11

1. genus name

2. specific epithet(adj)

Question 12

whats the order of the Hierarchical System of Classification ?

Answer 12

Domain  (domain king philip came over for great spaghetti)
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Question 13

Taxon

Answer 13

particular ‘group’ at any level in the hierarchy

Question 14

What are 3 Domain classifications?

Answer 14

Archaea (Prokaryotes, no nucleus or peptidoglycan in walls)

Bacteria (Prokaryotes. peptidoglycan IS in walls)

Eukarya (Eukaryotes. have nucleus, Protists, Plants, Animals, Fungi)

Question 15

What are in the 6 Kingdom Classifications

Answer 15

Bacteria (in order from least to most complex organisms
Achaea
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia