Naming species - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Evolution - The change in allele frequencies in a population over time Selection - Changes in allele frequencies due to organisms with advantageous alleles reproducing more successfully than organisms with other alleles Genetic Drift - Random changes in allele frequencies in a population Mutation - The source of all new allelic diversity Migration - Movement of alleles between populations Adaptation - A trait that evolves by selection for a particular function (because it increases fitness...

The scientific discipline of naming and classifying organisms - Answer-taxonomy Two part format of a scientific name (Genus species) - Answer-binomial grouping of species into increasingly inclusive categories - Answer-hierarchical classification The named unit at any level of the hierarchy - Answer-taxon The evolutionary history of a species or group of species - Answer-phylogeny A discipline focused on classifying organisms and determining their evolutionary relationships - Answersystemat...

Principles of Agronomy Test 1; Questions and Answers 100% Solved Taxon levels Correct answer Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species Linnaeus' naming system Correct answer two names, Genus (first letter capitalized, in italics), species (all lowercase letters, in italics) Variety Correct answer describes naturally occurring differences within a species Cultivar Correct answer combination of two words, cultivated and variety, human made varieties

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Science - Answer-recognizing patterns in the natural world and understanding the mechanisms that give rise to those patterns The Diversity of Life - Answer-Patterns How plants and animals work - Answer-Mechanisms Evolution - Answer-the change in allele frequencies in a population over time Four Mechanisms of Evolution - Answer-Selection, Genetic Drift, Mutation, and Migration Selection - Answer-changes in allele frequencies due to organisms with advantageous alleles reproducing more succe...

Systematics Correct Answer-the study of biological diversity and its origins Taxonomy Correct Answer-the branch of bio that deals with the classification and naming of organisms Taxon Correct Answer-any single named group of organisms plural=taxa Phylogeny Correct Answer-the evolutionary history of a species or a taxonomic group of organisms Linnean System Correct Answer-German biologist named Karl Linnaeus devised in 1735 a convention for naming a species that remains in use today ...

Biodiversity correct answers Describes variability of organisms Generated by evolution through speciation How is Biodiversity Measured? correct answers Species richness: # species in given area Genetic Variation: different versions of genes in species Community Comp: types of interactions (prey/predator) Ecosystem Diversity: how species interact with nonliving environment How is Biodiversity Organized? correct answers Time: when first evolved Taxonomy: naming/organizational sy...

Microbiology Exam 1 Question and answers verified to pass Microbiology - correct answer Specialized area of biology that deals with organisms ordinarily too small to be seen without magnification. Microorganisms - correct answer A living thing ordinarily too small to be seen without magnification. Classification - correct answer Orderly arrangement of organisms into groups. Nomenclature - correct answer System of assigning names. Binomial nomenclature - correct answer Two...

Describe the principles of biology and common themes of life - ️️1. Cells are the simplest units of life. 2. Living organisms use energy. 3. Living organisms interact with their environment. 4. Living organisms maintain homeostasis. 5. Living organisms grow, develop, and reproduce. 6. DNA provides a dynamic plan for sustaining life. 7. Populations of organisms evolve from generation to generation. 8. All life is related by evolutionary history. 9. Organisms follow the laws of chemis...

Hierarchical scales of ecology - ANSWER ☑☑Organism, population, community, ecosytem, biosphere Populations - ANSWER ☑☑groups of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area Communities - ANSWER ☑☑different populations that live together in a defined area Ecosystems - ANSWER ☑☑All the living and non-living things that interect in an area Biospehere - ANSWER ☑☑the part of Earth where life exists p value for statistical significance? ...