Gen Bio Taxonomy/Animal Evolution Study Guide

Ch 18

-You should know what taxonomy is. How do you use it in the everyday world?

-Who is Linnaeus? What was his contribution to taxonomy?
-What is binomial classification and why is Latin used?

-You should know the hierarchy of how organisms are classified. This acronym might help: Did King Philip come over for good soup?

-How does the degree of relatedness change as we move from organisms of the same Kingdom to the same genus?

-What is phylogeny?

-What is a cladogram? How are they used in depicting evolution?

-What is a derived trait?

-What is convergent evolution?

-What is a molecular clock? What is it used for?

-You should know the three domains of life by name and description.

-You should know the six kingdoms by name and description (see Figure 18.12).

-What is the problem with the classification of the kingdom protista?

Caminacule Lab - you should be able to determine evolutionary relationships and important terminology from Ch 18 as it relates to the lab.

Ch 26.1

-You should know the characteristics and functions that make an animal an animal.

- What are invertebrates?

-What trends have arisen in animal evolution? Along this line you should know what each of these are and why they are important: body symmetries, segmentation, cephalization, body cavities, and appendages.

-Why is cell specialization so important in animals?

-What are the different kinds of symmetry seen in animals (be able to give and recognize examples)?

-What is the simplest animal phylum?

-Which phylum/phyla has/have mostly radial symmetry?

-How is bilateral symmetry an advantage over radial symmetry?

-What is the most successful animal phylum?

-To which phylum do we belong?

-What are the classes of chordates?

-Which class has the most species?

While this test will not be based on the presentations, you should be familiar enough with them to answer the questions above.