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Title: Taxonomy

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Total Flash Cards: 17

Created: 11/18/2009 21:59:41

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analogous structure
 Definition
don't work; structures similar in function
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cladistics
 Definition
biological systematics which classifies organisms into hierarchical monophyletic groups
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linnaen classification
 Definition
homologies to group sequence
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class
 Definition
dogs are usually assigned to the phylum Chordata (animals with notochords); in the class Mammalia; in the order Carnivora (mammals that eat meat).
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family
 Definition
Walnuts and Hickories belong to the Walnut family.
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genus
 Definition
example: tiger panthera:roar
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homologous structure
 Definition
structure similar to indicate ancestry
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scientific name
 Definition
genus/species
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hierarchy
 Definition
social ranking
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hybrid
 Definition
combination of 2 species; unable to reproduce because of sterility and chromosomes
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kingdom
 Definition
taxonomic rank
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order
 Definition
is used for the scientific name of orders of birds and fishes, but not for those of mammals and invertebrates
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common ancestry
 Definition
related
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phylum
 Definition
"Phylum" is equivalent to the botanical term division
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species
 Definition
group of similar organisms that have reproducing offspring in nature
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taxonomy
 Definition
classifies organisms to distinguish organisms from each other
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embryonic development
 Definition
embryo is formed and developed