species and taxonomy

Question 1

What counts two organisms to be part of the same species?

Answer 1

If they can breed to produce fertile offspring

Question 2

What is taxonomy?

Answer 2

Classifying organisms and putting them into groups

Question 3

What is each group called?

Answer 3

Taxon

Question 4

What are organisms put into groups according to?

Answer 4

Their phylogeny (evolutionary history)

Question 5

What have all organisms evolved from?

Answer 5

A common ancestor

Question 6

What are the taxonomic groups organised into?

Answer 6

A hierarchy

Question 7

What are the names in the groups (in order of hierarchy)?

Answer 7

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Question 8

What is each species identified universally by?

Answer 8

A binomial

Question 9

What does this consist of?

Answer 9

Its genus and species

Question 10

How does courting behaviour help organisms to mate?

Answer 10

Recognise members of their own species, recognise members of the opposite sex, identify a mate capable of breeding, synchronise mating, form a pair bond that will lead to mating