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BIOL 1002 Pomarico Exam 1 Studyguide Chap 19, 20, 21, & 23 Questions
and Answers with Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!
Taxonomy - ANSWER The branch of biology concerned with
naming and classifying the diverse forms of life.
Aristotle - ANSWER The origins of taxonomy date back to _____.
Binomial Nomenclature - ANSWER The foundation for modern
classification called ____________, was developed by Linnaeus
in the 1700s.
"Scientific name"
Genus and Species - ANSWER These lowest two categories of
the taxonomic hierarchy.
Make up the scientific name for an organism.
Genus, Species - ANSWER The _____ name is capitalized, and
the _____ name begins with a lowercase letter. The name is
usually underlined or italicized.
Ex: Homo sapiens
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Biggest to smallest major taxonomic categories - ANSWER
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum/Division
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Biggest to smallest major taxonomic categories "AKA" -
ANSWER Do
Knowledgeable Political
Candidates
Often
Forget
General
Subjects
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Systematics - ANSWER Field of biology that uses phylogeny to
categorize the diversity of living organisms.
Phylogeny - ANSWER Perceived evolutionary history of an
organism.
Phylogeny - ANSWER The more categories two organisms have
in common, the more closely related the two organisms are in
their _______.
Phylogenetic trees - ANSWER Systematists depict evolutionary
relationships in branching ____ ___
Newer species is at the top, older is at the bottom
Node - ANSWER Each branch point in a phylogenetic tree
(where the line splits) is a ____ representing the divergence of
species.
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closer, further - ANSWER Nodes ____ to the ancestral linage
(first line at the bottom of the picture) represent greater
amounts of divergence, while ___ represent lesser
Closely related species - ANSWER Phylogenetic history observes
similarities in structures and genes when compared among
organisms
• Generally, similar morphology and similar DNA sequences =
____ ____ ___.
Clades - ANSWER Shared characters are used to construct
phylogenetic trees and ____ to show phylogenetic
relationships.
Clades - ANSWER Groups of species that include the ancestral
species and all its descendants.
Can be a small grouping of organisms or a large
o The older the ancestor, the larger the clade (most of the
time—some older ancestors can have few descendants)
BIOL 1002 Pomarico Exam 1 Studyguide Chap 19, 20, 21, & 23 Questions
and Answers with Complete Solutions UPDATED!!!
Taxonomy - ANSWER The branch of biology concerned with
naming and classifying the diverse forms of life.
Aristotle - ANSWER The origins of taxonomy date back to _____.
Binomial Nomenclature - ANSWER The foundation for modern
classification called ____________, was developed by Linnaeus
in the 1700s.
"Scientific name"
Genus and Species - ANSWER These lowest two categories of
the taxonomic hierarchy.
Make up the scientific name for an organism.
Genus, Species - ANSWER The _____ name is capitalized, and
the _____ name begins with a lowercase letter. The name is
usually underlined or italicized.
Ex: Homo sapiens
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Biggest to smallest major taxonomic categories - ANSWER
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum/Division
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Biggest to smallest major taxonomic categories "AKA" -
ANSWER Do
Knowledgeable Political
Candidates
Often
Forget
General
Subjects
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Systematics - ANSWER Field of biology that uses phylogeny to
categorize the diversity of living organisms.
Phylogeny - ANSWER Perceived evolutionary history of an
organism.
Phylogeny - ANSWER The more categories two organisms have
in common, the more closely related the two organisms are in
their _______.
Phylogenetic trees - ANSWER Systematists depict evolutionary
relationships in branching ____ ___
Newer species is at the top, older is at the bottom
Node - ANSWER Each branch point in a phylogenetic tree
(where the line splits) is a ____ representing the divergence of
species.
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closer, further - ANSWER Nodes ____ to the ancestral linage
(first line at the bottom of the picture) represent greater
amounts of divergence, while ___ represent lesser
Closely related species - ANSWER Phylogenetic history observes
similarities in structures and genes when compared among
organisms
• Generally, similar morphology and similar DNA sequences =
____ ____ ___.
Clades - ANSWER Shared characters are used to construct
phylogenetic trees and ____ to show phylogenetic
relationships.
Clades - ANSWER Groups of species that include the ancestral
species and all its descendants.
Can be a small grouping of organisms or a large
o The older the ancestor, the larger the clade (most of the
time—some older ancestors can have few descendants)
