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| Who was the father of modern classification? |
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| define the a priori system of classification: |
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| Organisms are classified based upon patristic similarities |
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| define patristic similarities: |
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| Patristic similarities are similarities that reflect common ancestry. |
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| define homoplastic similarities: |
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| Homoplastic similarities are characteristics developed from environmental pressure, regardless of whether the plants are related or not. |
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| define the a posteriori system of classification: |
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| A posteriori classifies plants based on common characteristics, not common ancestry. |
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| What is the difference between a scientific name and a common name? |
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| A common name is a localized name for a species. The same common name could describe different species over a large area. A scientific name is a latin binomial that contains a genus and specific epithet and is the same for a species, regardless of where it is found. |
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| What are the seven taxonomic categories (from largest to smallest)? |
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-Kingdom
-Phylum (-ophyta)
-Class (-opsida)
-Order (-ales)
-Family (-aceae)
-Genus
-Species
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| A genus is a group of related species. |
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| A species is an organism that can interbreed with other organisms of the same species to produce fertile, viable offspring. |
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| What are some of the taxonomic categories within a species? |
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-cultivar
-form
-variety
-subspecies |
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