BIO 112 Exam 1 Indiana State University Questions With Complete Solutions
systematics - (ANSWER)an analytical approach to understanding the diversity and evolutionary
relationships of an organism, both present day and extinct
biodiversity - (ANSWER)variety of organisms and the ecosystems they form
taxonomy - (ANSWER)ordered division of organisms into categories based on a set of characteristics
used to assess similarities and differences
classification - (ANSWER)grouping organisms by their similarites or relationships
phylogeny - (ANSWER)1. evolutionary history of a group of organisms from a common ancestor; 2.
classifcations based on common ancestors; 3. based on structural, behavioral, molecular, and other
similarites
clade - (ANSWER)group with a common ancestor; taxa are monophyletic
Linneus - (ANSWER)"Father of modern technology" who developed binomial nomenclature
binomial nomenclature - (ANSWER)genus name + specific epither
three domais - (ANSWER)Archaea, Eubactera, Eukarya
Archaea - (ANSWER)lack simple RNA polymerase
Eubacteria - (ANSWER)peptidoglycan in cell walls
Eukarya - (ANSWER)eukaryotes
systematics - (ANSWER)an analytical approach to understanding the diversity and evolutionary
relationships of an organism, both present day and extinct
biodiversity - (ANSWER)variety of organisms and the ecosystems they form
taxonomy - (ANSWER)ordered division of organisms into categories based on a set of characteristics
used to assess similarities and differences
classification - (ANSWER)grouping organisms by their similarites or relationships
phylogeny - (ANSWER)1. evolutionary history of a group of organisms from a common ancestor; 2.
classifcations based on common ancestors; 3. based on structural, behavioral, molecular, and other
similarites
clade - (ANSWER)group with a common ancestor; taxa are monophyletic
Linneus - (ANSWER)"Father of modern technology" who developed binomial nomenclature
binomial nomenclature - (ANSWER)genus name + specific epither
three domais - (ANSWER)Archaea, Eubactera, Eukarya
Archaea - (ANSWER)lack simple RNA polymerase
Eubacteria - (ANSWER)peptidoglycan in cell walls
Eukarya - (ANSWER)eukaryotes