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1
Q

five kingdoms

A
bacteria
protista
animalia
plantae
fungi
2
Q

Divisions of life

A
bacteria
archaea
eukarya
- fungi
- animals
- plants
3
Q

father of systematic botany

A

Carolus Linnaeus

4
Q

binomial system of nomenclature

A

Genus species

5
Q

problem with common names

A

one plant known by several names in different regions, confused with other plants of same name

6
Q

taxonomic hierarchy

A
domain
kingdom
phylum
class
order
family
genus
species
7
Q

species

A

individuals closely related by descent from common ancestor, can reproduce with one another but not with other species

8
Q

cladogram

A

graphical representation of phylogenetic characteristics

9
Q

char to consider in plant classification

A

life span
overall appearance
root system
leaf/flowers

10
Q

nodes

A

‘fork’ … represents taxonimic unit

11
Q

branches

A

define relationship between taxonomic units

12
Q

branch length

A

changes that have occurred in the branch

13
Q

rooted tree

A

common ancestor

14
Q

unrooted tree

A

only specifies relationship between species, not common ancestor

15
Q

monophyletic

A

group of species that descend from a shared single ancestor

16
Q

polyphyletic

A

group containing unrelated species that descend from more than one ancestor

17
Q

angiosperms, mono or polyphyletic?

A

polyphyletic