Zoology-Ch 10

CLASSIFICATION

grouping animals together
SYSTEMATICS/TAXONOMY

study of types and diversity of animals and how they are related
BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE

rules for the naming of animals in a system (Linnaeus)
TWO LATINIZED NAMES FOR ANIMALS

genus and species epithet
4 TYPES OF SPECIES CONCEPTS
- typological or morphological
- evolutionary
- phylogenetic
- biological
7 HEIRACHY OR TAXA
- kingdom
- phylum
- class
- order
- family
- genus
- species
PHYLOGENETIC TREES OR CLADOGRAMS

systematic methods to determine phylogeny
MONOPHYLETIC

share same ancestor
POLYPHYLETIC

do not share same ancestor
PARAPHYLETIC

share same ancestor but does not include all descendants

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Zoology-Ch 10

Description

Classification and Phylogeny of Animals

Updated

2010-12-02T22:10:20Z

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