Virtual Systematics Lab: Introduction to Systematics Worksheet Learning Goal: To learn how biologists classify species based on their evolutionary relationships. Prerequisite Knowledge: Before beginning this lab‚ you should be familiar with these concepts: why biologists today use the three-domain system of classification how evolutionary trees depict biologists’ understandings about the evolutionary relationships among groups of organisms Introduction: Almost every place on Earth‚ from the surface
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Biodiversity study guide 1. Briefly describe how our species started to appreciate the biodiversity of the planet (in a geographical and historical context)? Through the concept of evolution‚ ecology‚ population‚ community and the environment. Species through different periods evolve physiologically and adapting to new environments. Animals who can’t live or survive in certain regions either migrate or die. Common ancestors often link to present day organisms showing biologically and different
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bilateral‚ Coelomic and segmented organisms). Phylum: Porifera-The sponges------------------------Parazoans Phylum: Cnidaria-jellyfish‚ anemones‚ coral------Eumetazoans with radial symmetry. Phylum: Platyhelminthes-The flat worms----------Bilateral symmetry with acoelomic cavity. Phylum: Nematoda-The round worms--------------Pseudocoelomic cavity. Phylum: Mollusca-Gastropods/Bivalves/Cephalopods------Coelomic cavity‚ first heart/respiratory system. Phylum: Annelida-Earth worms/marine worms/leeches----Coelomic
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significance – beneficial and detrimental aspects of insects (to man) Definition of “pest” – difference between key‚ secondary‚ and sporadic pests General characteristics of Phylum Arthropoda Characteristics of Class Insecta Phylogeny and Systematics of the Arthropods Major distinguishing characteristics of members of Phylum Arthropoda Major distinguishing characteristics of Class Insecta Classification of Biological Organisms Difference(s) between conventional taxonomy and systematics Concept
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taxonomic category. The different levels to the taxonomic nomenclature naming system are called: Domain‚ Kingdom‚ Phylum‚ Class‚ Order‚ Family‚ Genus‚ and Species. The first scientist to use the system was Carolus Linnaeus. His system had seven levels that were used for classification. They range from smallest to largest: Species‚ Genus‚ Family‚ Order‚ Class‚ Phylum‚ and Kingdom. Later on scientists added on more levels. This system brought order to the process of naming species and
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Diversity in Living Organisms (Science) |Close X | |[pic] Classification And Evolution Classification refers to the identification‚ naming‚ and grouping of organisms into a formal system based on similarities in their internal and external structure or evolutionary history. It determines the methods of organizing diversity of life on earth. Therefore‚ classification helps in understanding millions of life forms in detail. Who started the classification of organisms? Let us explore the history of
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Dr. Rooney’s Animal project By: Cameron Macaulay Purple Emperor Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Nymphalidae Genus Apatura Species Apatura iris The purple emperor butterfly is mostly found in the woodlands across Europe‚ and the warmer parts of the United Kingdom. The purple butterfly eats off of the honeydew‚ and on animal feces‚ also they drink urine. Some distinctive features are the bright purple‚ and the long curled tongue
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(C) Frog (D) Snake (C) Corolla (D) Calyx (C) Calyx (D) Corolla (C) Corolla (D) Gynoecium (C) Cilia (D) Nephridia (4) Mycelium of Fungi is made up of: (A) Sori (B) Sporangium (5) Scorpion belongs to Phylum: (A) Arthropoda (6) The family of mustard is: (A) Brassicaceae (7) It is not cold blooded: (A) Fish (8) The outer most whorl of flower is: (A) Gynoecium (B) Androecium (9) The fourth whorl of a flower is: (A) Androecium (B)
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Arthropods are part of the largest and most diverse phylum in the animal kingdom. The phylum which I am speaking of is called Arthropoda‚ which is Latin for "jointed feet." Arthropods are arranged of more than one million invertebrate species within four subphyla. The four subphyla consist of five classes of Uniramia including insects‚ three classes of Chelicerata including horseshoe crabs and arachnids‚ Trilobita (which are extinct)‚ and Crustacea. When you break down an arthropod you will find
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into about 35 phyla (Solomon et al.‚ 2011). Out of these‚ phylum Annelidia composed of about 15‚000 species which is further divided into 3 main classes – the Polychaeta (marine worms)‚ the Oligochaeta (earthworms and freshwater worms) and the Hirudinida (leeches). On the other hand‚ phylum Arthropoda is the largest animal phylum which is composed of millions of species with more than a million being described (Solomon et al.‚ 2011). This phylum is further divided into five major subgroups – subphylum
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