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B7-Variation&evolution
Classification
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What is the purpose of using an evolutionary tree in biology?
To describe the
relationships
between organisms
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What did scientists realize about species as more were discovered?
They often have
characteristics
in common
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Who began to classify species into different categories in the 1700s?
Scientist
Carl Linnaeus
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Into how many kingdoms did Linnaeus divide all living organisms?
Two
kingdoms
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What are the categories Linnaeus divided each kingdom into?
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
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What mnemonic can help you remember the classification categories?
King
Phillip
Came Over For
Good
Soup
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If given the classification of an organism, what might you be asked to fill in?
A missing
part
of the classification
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What is the binomial system in classification?
A naming system using
genus
and
species
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What is the binomial name for the zebra?
Equus
quagga
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What is the binomial name for the polar bear?
Ursus maritimus
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What is the key fact about Linnaeus's classification system?
It is based on observable
characteristics
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What major advances in biology have occurred since Linnaeus's time?
Microscopes
and
DNA
analysis
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Who developed the three domain system?
Scientist
Carl Woese
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What are the three domains in the three domain system?
Archaea
,
Bacteria
, and
Eukaryota
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What type of conditions do Archaea often thrive in?
Extreme
conditions such as
hot springs
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What type of bacteria live in the human digestive system?
True
bacteria
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What does the domain Eukaryota include?
Animals, plants, fungi, and
protists
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How do scientists create evolutionary trees?
By using
classification
data and
DNA
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What is a challenge scientists face when studying extinct organisms?
The
fossil records
of many
species
are incomplete
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What does an evolutionary tree show about species?
How closely
related
organisms
are to each other
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What do species one and two in an evolutionary tree represent?
They are closely
related
to each other
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What do species one, two, and three in an evolutionary tree share?
A common
ancestor
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Where can you find plenty of questions on classification and evolutionary trees?
In the
revision workbook
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