GEOG 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Dog, Graminoid, Acer Saccharum
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Questions to answer - (these are a good study tool) What is the difference between taxonomic and physiognomic classifications? (ex of each, recognize each when an example is given) Describe, define and recognize the layers of vegetation in a forest. = the study of the dist of organisms (plants, animals), the diverse spatial patterns they create , and the physical and biological processes, past and present, that produce earth"s spatial richness. Reconstructing the origin, dispersal and extinction of taxa and biotas. Accounting for present distributions in terms of interactions between organisms and their physical and biotic environments. By observing patterns, we can determine factors that control their distribution. All living things (orgs) are classified by the binomial system of nomenclature, the linaean system. Species = the basic unit of classification. It"s a group of organisms with structural, functional and developmental similarities.
