species and taxonomy 10.1

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what is one thing organisms from the same species are able to do
produce a fertile offspring
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in the binomial system what is the first name of an organism
the generic name and it denotes the genus which the organism belongs to this is similar to someones surname
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what is the second name
this is the specific name and it denotes the species which the organism belongs to this is equivalent to the first name of a person
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how do you write the generic name
in upper case letters
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how do you write the specific name
in lower case small letters
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why do animals of a species use courtship
to recognise other organisms from their species and for successful mating also to form a pair bond so mating is successful
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what is artificial classification
It divides organisms according to differences at the time
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what is phylogenetic classification
based on relationship between organisms and ancestors,shared features arranged into groups.
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what is the classification hierachy
Domain,kingdom,phylum,cricket,order,family,genus,species
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what is the binomial name
its genus and species
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