Classification

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What do members of a species have in common?
Similar physical, biochemical and behavioural features, can interbreed to produce fertile offspring and dont often interbreed with other groups. They occupy the same ecological niche and belong to the same gene pool.
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What is the binomial system?
Organisms are identified by 2 names.
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What is the generic name?
The first name, which denotes the genus to which the organism belongs - equivalent to the surname.
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What is the specific name?
The second name, which denotes the species to which an organism belongs.
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What is the grouping of organisms known as?
Classification.
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What is the theory and practice of biological classification called?
Taxonomy.
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What is artificial classification?
It divides organisms according to differences that are useful at the time, including colour and size.
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What is natural classification?
It is based on evolutionary relationships between organisms and their anscestors. It classifies species into groups using shared features derived from their anscestors, and arranges groups into a hierarchy.
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What are relationships in a natural classification based on?
Homologous characteristics - similar evolutionary origins regardless of function.
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What are the 5 kingdoms?
Animalia, plantae, fungi, protoctista, prokaryotae
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What are the kingdoms divided into?
Phyla.
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What is a phylum divided into?
Classes.
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What can classes be broken into?
Orders.
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What can orders be split into?
Families.
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What can families be separated into?
Genera.
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What can a genus be broken into?
Species.
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