BIOL 1202 : Exam 1 Notes
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Taxonomy is the branch of biology concerned with naming and classifying the diverse forms of life on our planet. Biological species concept- the concept that defines species as groups of populations that have the potential to interbreed and that are reproductively isolated from other groups. Homo sapiens (our genus and species) [will be on test] Now there are 3 domains: the 3 domains and the kingdoms within them each have observably different attributes to define them, bacteria (prokaryotic), archaea (prokaryotic), eukarya the 3 domains of life. 3 domains of life: bacteria, pro, unicellular, archaea, pro, unicellular, eukarya, euk, unicellular & multicellular (protista is the unicellular) Animal vs. fungus: main difference is how they feed, animal digest, fungus absorb. Taxonomic categories: organization of taxonomic grouping arranges organisms in sets, each set is then grouped with other sets into a larger set, the major taxonomic categorist, from biggest to smallest.
