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What is binomial nomenclature.
Two name way of naming things
What is a genus
General name, first part of a binomial name always capitalized.
What is a species In a binomial name
Specific name refers to a group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce.
What is phylogeny
Is the history of the evolution of a species or a group of organisms
What is the importance of binomial nomenclature
So scientists have a common name for organisms
What is palaeontology
The study of fossilized organisms
Define biogeography
Study of geographic distribution of the life on earth
Define endemic
Term used to describe a species found in a single location
What is a homologist feature
Features similar in structure but different in function
What is a vistigial feature
Rudimentary structure with no useful function.
What did Darwin sail on
hMS beagle
What was Darwin’s theory
Theory of natural selection
Define speciation
Creation of a new species
Define mutation
Change in DNA sequence in a chromosone
Name 3 mutations
Harmful neutral and beneficial
What did Lamarck believe in.
Spontaneous generation
What is the theory of gradualism
That speciation is a slow process.
What is the theory of punctuated equilibrium
The idea that species will rapidly evolve followed by a period of little to no change
