130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Null Hypothesis, Inorganic Chemistry, Chordate
10 Nov 2016
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Taxonomies: the science that identifies, names, and classifies new species. Mechanical: gives us descriptions to identify different organisms, artificial and does not relate to bio, linnaeus found a solution to the long lists. The science of biology shows/occupies various forms and manifestations of life, the conditions and laws controlling their existence, and the causes by which this is effected. Biogeography: studies of the world distribution of plants and animals, now called. Wrote the book of animals . it proposed the struggle for existence, the food chain and evolution. Made a summary of greek, indian and muslim medicine. Ibn al-baitar (1197-1248): created a pharmaceutical catalogue of medicinal plants. Binomial nomenclature: in which species are assigned a latinized two-part name. Classification: a conceptual filing system that arranges organisms into ever larger, more inclusive categories. Taxon: a name designating a group of organisms included within a category in the taxonomic hierarchy.
