01:119:116 Study Guide - Monophyly, Binomial Nomenclature, Carl Linnaeus
30 Oct 2014
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Laboratory 4 classification & phylogeny: systematics. Scientific study of species & lineages they represent. 1. study of genealogical or evolutionary relationships of lineages. 2. lineage species changing over time or giving rise to new species. Classification a. grouping of species according to kinds of characteristics they have. 3. practical; applies equally well to living organisms, fossils, & asexual organisms. 1. group of organisms whose members have potential to interbreed with each other in nature to produce fertile offspring. 2. cannot successfully interbreed with members of other species. 1. species is represented by its generic name & a second name (specific epithet) a. known as binomen. 2. generic names begin with upper case letter, specific epithets with a lower case. Scientific name of species placed in italics or underlined. Formal names of other categories begin with capital letter. 1. observable feature of organism, possessed by all members of a taxon. 2. weighting a. process of assigning importance to characters.
