Systematics Flashcards
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Biology Systematics Cards
A group that includes a single ancestor and all of its descendants is a(n):,
Clade
What is the plural form of ‘Phylum’?
Phyla
What is the plural form of ‘Taxon’?
Taxa
What us the plural form of ‘Genus’?
Genera
What is the plural form of ‘Species’?
Species
___ scientific names of taxa should be capitalized. (Except specific epithets, which should ___ be capitalized).
All; never
Which of the following names should be italicized when typed or underlined when handwritten?
(Specific epithet, Domain, Family, Genus)
Specific epithet and Genus
A shared, derived characteristic is a(n) ___.
Synapomorphy
Horseshoe crabs have exhibited very little morphological change over 450 million years of evolution and are considered “living fossils”. This is an example of ___.
Bradytely.
What is Biodiversity?,
All different living things.
What is systematics?
A study of diversification and relationships.
What is taxonomy?
A system to name groups of organisms.
What is a taxon?
Any named group of organisms.
What is classification?
Assembling related groups of species into genera, genera into family, ect. (Hierarchical groups)
What is phylogeny?
Evolutionary history of species. Taxa based on common ancestry.
Who is the father of systematics?
Carlos Linnaeus.
What does the 1st part of a scientific name mean?
The group of species that is similar.
What does the 2nd part of a scientific name mean?
The specific epithet.
What is the classification hierarchy?
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
What did Charles Darwin help develop?
The classification tree.
What is a clade?
Lineage of organisms derived by common ancestor and contains every decendent from the common ancestor.
What is a grade?
A group of organisms with some similarity, but not because of shared ancestry or common ancestor.
What are the broadest levels of classification?
Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya.
