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    mixed usage of the terms‚ as the domestic cat can be called by its subspecies name‚ Felis silvestris catus.[1][4][33] Wildcats have also been referred to as various subspecies of F. catus‚[33] but in 2003 the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature fixed the name for wildcats as F. silvestris.[34] The most common name in use for the domestic cat remains F. catus‚ following a convention for

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    Exam I Review Spring 2014

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    Identify the following individuals’ major contributions to science Ehrlich – magic bullet Hooke –cell theory and microscope Jenner - cowpox Lister- disinfectant (phenol) Koch- kochs postulate Lancefield- immunology to classify via serotypes Linnaeus- nomenclature Pasteur- pasteurization‚ vaccine‚ microbes in nonliving matter‚ aseptic techniques‚ fermentation. van Leeuwenhoek- described live organisms with Hooke’s microscope Virchow- Biogenesis Woese-established 3 domains Distinguish between bioremediation

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    Evolution and Classification Test Darwin/Lamarck Darwin’s observations: Usually the numbers of offspring produced are far greater than the ones that survive Natural resources are limited. This leads to a struggle for existence with only a fraction of offspring surviving to the next generation Slight variations (mutations) occur by chance within a population These variations are inheritable Darwin concluded that living organisms were evolving through

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    (modified from Foundation Notes) Unit 1 Early Topics Main Sections * Definition of Biology * Characteristics of Life * Levels of Organization * SI Units and Relative Size * Scientific Method * Classification and Binomial Nomenclature Definition of Biology CHAPTER 1 Biology can be broadly defined as the “study of life” or the “study of living things”. It includes molecules that are made‚ used by‚ or derived from living things. It also includes certain groups

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    Chapter 18 Outline: Diversity and Variation 18.1 The Species Concept TAXONOMY- classifying organisms in ways that reflect relationships and help distinguish one type of organism from another. SPECIES- group of organisms that is capable of breeding offspring‚ or mating‚ with another in nature to produce fertile offspring. Individual members of a species may look very different from eachother. Such differences among members of a species are known as variations Natural selection

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    according to their shape. Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)‚ the Swedish botanist‚ naturalist and explorer proposed a method of classification known as the binomial system‚ which assigns a pair of names to each species: The name of the genus which it shares with other related species and the species name‚ which is unique. The rules of scientific nomenclature are specified in five codes: animals‚ plants‚ cultivated plants‚ bacteria and viruses Subspecies Subspecies‚ varieties‚ species or geographical

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    Question 1WRONG | Rice‚ the staple food of many Filipinos‚ could be categorized to belong in: Kingdom – Plantae Phylum – Anthophyta Class – Monocotyledonae Order – Glumiflorae Family – Poaceae Genus – Oryza Species – Sativa   Both rice and corn belongs to the class Monocotyledonae‚ then they must also belong to the same _________. | Genus | | Family | | phylum | | species | Question 1 Explanation:  if rice and corn belong to the same class‚ then they must also belong to the same phylum

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    Grouping of organisms that represent a shared evolutionary history * Classified by: 1. Using a set of traits to construct a phylogeny 2. Evolutionary ‘famliy tree’ | Carolus Linnaean | * Father of modern taxonomy * Develop binomial nomenclature * Each species received two-part Latin name * The first word is the genus‚ the second word is the specific epithet * In italics | Reasons having scientific name | * A common name varies from country to country due to language difference

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    Unit 1 Diversity 1. List the 6 kingdoms for classifying living things. 2. List the levels of organisation from kingdom to species. 3. What is binomial nomenclature? 4. Who is Carl Linnaeus? 5. What is a dichotomous key? 6. Draw and label the lifecycle of a DNA virus. 7. Distinguish between DNA and RNA viruses. 8. Compare eukaryotic cells and prokaryotic cells. 9. Define coccus‚ bacillus‚ streptococcus‚ and spirillum? 10. What are 3 examples of helpful bacteria? 11. What do bacteria need

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    Grade 11 Science Evolution

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    classify both living and fossil species - TAXON a category used to classify organisms - KINGDOM the highest taxonomic level of the traditional Linnaean system of classification - GENUS- a taxonomic level consisting of a group of similar species - BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE- the formal system of naming species whereby each species is assigned a genus name followed by a specific name; the two words taken together form the species name • PHYLOGENY: Phylogeny is the branch of taxonomy that attempt to determine the

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