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Most biological terms arise from which languages?

Latin and Greek
What is the difference between an abbreviation and an acronym?
- Abbreviation is a shortened word
- Acronym is a specific abbreviation from the first letter of multi-term word
What is meant by the term hydrophobic?

Doesn't mix with water
What is the difference between a prefix and a suffix?
- Prefix is at the beginning of a word
- Suffix is at the end of a word
What is an eponym?

terms that include the name of the person who discovered the structure
What does a word like protostome mean?

First opening
How do you make a word ending with -a plural? (Ex: larva)
- Add an -e
- Ex: Larvae
How do you make a word ending with a _ax plural? (Ex: Thorax)
- Add _aces
- Ex: Thoraces
How do you make a word ending with a _ex or _ix plural? (Ex: cortex)
- Add _ices
- Ex: cortices
How do you make a word ending with _ma plural? (Ex: stoma)
- Add _ta
- Ex: stomata
How do you make a word ending in _is plural? (Ex: anastomosis)
- Add _es
- Ex: anastomoses
How do you make a word ending in _nx plural? (Ex:larynx)
- Add _es
- Ex: larynges
How do you make a word ending in _ion plural? (Ex: ganglion)
- Add: _ia
- Ex: ganglia
How do you make a word ending in _um plural? (Ex: ischium)
- Add: _a
- Ex: Ischia
How do you make a word ending in _y plural? (Ex: biopsy)
- Add: _ies
- Ex: biopsies
Branch of evolutionary biology

Systematics
Determining relationships among organisms based on descent

Phylogeny
Tool used to indentify organisms

Taxonomic Key
Which binomial species name is expressed correctly?

D) Quercus alba
The binomial species name reflects:

A) genus and species
The science of classifying and naming organisms is known as?

Taxonomy

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lab 1: Terminology and Taxonomy

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2018-03-09T01:15:35Z