UNDERSTANDING BIODIVERSITY AND SPECIES
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Biodiversity - Answer: The variety of living organisms on earth and the genetic
differences among the individuals of a species.
Taxonomy - Answer: The science of classifying organisms.
Kingdom - Answer: The most general level of classification that includes the most
organisms.
Species - Answer: The most specific level of organization that includes the least
organisms.
Binomial nomenclature - Answer: A system that gives all living organisms a two word
scientific name based on their classification scheme.
Genus - Answer: The first word of the scientific name, which is always capitalized and
indicates a close evolutionary relationship.
Species name - Answer: The second word of the scientific name, which is written in
lowercase and is typically unique to a particular organism.
Cladograms - Answer: Branching models that allow scientists to visualize relationships
among organisms.
Phylogenetic Trees - Answer: Branching models similar to cladograms that show
relationships among organisms.
Taxa - Answer: Levels of organization used by scientists to classify organisms.
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, Organisms in the same kingdom - Answer: Are further divided into subsequent
categories based on certain shared characteristics.
Levels of organization - Answer: There are 7 levels of organization used by scientists.
Scientific names - Answer: Are always italicized or underlined.
Shared characteristics - Answer: The more taxa two organisms share, the more
characteristics they have in common.
Retractable claws - Answer: A trait that some organisms possess.
Evolutionary relationship - Answer: Indicated by the number of shared taxa between
two organisms.
Domestic cat - Answer: Felis catus, a species in the genus Felis.
Domestic dog - Answer: Canis lupus, a species in the genus Canis.
Human - Answer: Homo sapiens, a species in the genus Homo.
Classification scheme - Answer: A system that organizes living organisms into groups
based on shared characteristics.
DNA technology - Answer: Allows scientists to compare DNA sequences of different
species to determine how related they are.
New scientific information - Answer: May reveal that two species are more closely
related than originally thought.
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Biodiversity - Answer: The variety of living organisms on earth and the genetic
differences among the individuals of a species.
Taxonomy - Answer: The science of classifying organisms.
Kingdom - Answer: The most general level of classification that includes the most
organisms.
Species - Answer: The most specific level of organization that includes the least
organisms.
Binomial nomenclature - Answer: A system that gives all living organisms a two word
scientific name based on their classification scheme.
Genus - Answer: The first word of the scientific name, which is always capitalized and
indicates a close evolutionary relationship.
Species name - Answer: The second word of the scientific name, which is written in
lowercase and is typically unique to a particular organism.
Cladograms - Answer: Branching models that allow scientists to visualize relationships
among organisms.
Phylogenetic Trees - Answer: Branching models similar to cladograms that show
relationships among organisms.
Taxa - Answer: Levels of organization used by scientists to classify organisms.
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, Organisms in the same kingdom - Answer: Are further divided into subsequent
categories based on certain shared characteristics.
Levels of organization - Answer: There are 7 levels of organization used by scientists.
Scientific names - Answer: Are always italicized or underlined.
Shared characteristics - Answer: The more taxa two organisms share, the more
characteristics they have in common.
Retractable claws - Answer: A trait that some organisms possess.
Evolutionary relationship - Answer: Indicated by the number of shared taxa between
two organisms.
Domestic cat - Answer: Felis catus, a species in the genus Felis.
Domestic dog - Answer: Canis lupus, a species in the genus Canis.
Human - Answer: Homo sapiens, a species in the genus Homo.
Classification scheme - Answer: A system that organizes living organisms into groups
based on shared characteristics.
DNA technology - Answer: Allows scientists to compare DNA sequences of different
species to determine how related they are.
New scientific information - Answer: May reveal that two species are more closely
related than originally thought.
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