Biology 1001A Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Species, Macroevolution, Internal Fertilization
17 Dec 2017
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Species: population of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. The individuals are so closely related in structure, biochemistry and behaviour that they can successfully interbreed. (there"s no such thing as a specie, its species)- this definition corresponds to the biological species concept. Note: this definition is not useful for things that reproduce asexually. But this definition can be applied to things that hybridize -- it suggests that populations capable of hybridizing with each other belong to the same species. This definition cannot be applied to all species in all situations. A species is genetically distinct from other species. Variation in reproductive patterns complicates the application of the species concept, as does hybridization, which is reproduction involving more than one species. Carolus linnaeus developed taxonomy- science that identifies, names and classifies new species. Linnaeus invented system of binomial nomenclature- species are given a. Latinized 2 part name (called a binomial/species name) Always give both parts of the species name:
