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biology 1020
ward exam 1 spring 2006
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
02/06/2007

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carlous linaeus
Definition
published system of nature described and organized 11000 species in an analogous manner
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hierarchy of orginization
Definition
Kingdom
phylum
class
order
family
genus species
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5 kingdoms
Definition
plantae
fungi
animilia
protista
monera
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analogy
Definition
physical similarities not due to shared evolutionary history
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homology
Definition
shared characteristics based on shared evolutionary history
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phylogenetics
Definition
plots relatedness of evolution based on genteic shared relatedness
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cladograms
Definition
came before phylogenetics based upon characteristic similarities
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primitive charecteristics
Definition
homologus predates a branch
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derived characteristics
Definition
evolutionary novelty & separates groups into new groups
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systematics
Definition
used to create phylogenetic tree-morphological genetic clues etc.
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protist
Definition
-colonial
-nutritionally diverse:autotrophes,heterotrophes, mixotrophes
- photosynthetic protist -algae -plant like protist
-ingestive protists - "protozoans" absorbative protists
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reproduction in protist
Definition
1:mitosis
2:sexual:meiosis-syngamy(fusion of gametes)-zygote
3:alternation of generations:switches betwen haploid(vegatative) &diploid(zygote)
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