BIOL2712 Study Guide - Final Guide: Nucleic Acid Hybridization, Karyotype, Paratype
25 Jun 2018
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Identifying & Naming Animals
Essential tips for discovery description and analysis of species are…
Identify characteristic features
Describe each species, in words and drawings
Provide a name, referring to characteristic features and relationships
Classify relationships between species
Collect additional information on:
oHabitat
oBiology of organisms (feeding, mobility, reproduction)
Keep specimens as type material
Systematic Zoology
Systematics = the science of the diversity of organisms; to study the kinds and
diversity of organisms and of any and all relationships around them
oThe unique characteristics of each species and higher taxa
oThe properties certain taxa have in common
oThe biological causes of differences or shared characteristics
oVariation within taxa
Taxonomy = theory and practice of classifying organisms; to sort the uniqueness
and determine its nature
Classification = the grouping of objects into classes owing to their joint possession
of attributes
Classification
Kings Play Chess or Fight
oKingdom
oPhylum
oClass
oOrder
oFamily
oGenus
oSpecies
Species Identification
1. Assess characteristics
2. Compare similarities with other organisms
3. Associate specimens with the correct name for the species
a. Through the name with other specimens of that species
4. If no prior classification available; new description and classification required
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Document Summary
Essential tips for discovery description and analysis of species are . Provide a name, referring to characteristic features and relationships. Collect additional information on: habitat, biology of organisms (feeding, mobility, reproduction) Taxonomy = theory and practice of classifying organisms; to sort the uniqueness and determine its nature. Classification = the grouping of objects into classes owing to their joint possession of attributes. Kings play chess or fight: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. Species identification: assess characteristics, compare similarities with other organisms, associate specimens with the correct name for the species, through the name with other specimens of that species. If no prior classification available; new description and classification required. Background experience: knowledge of taxonomic methods, preservation techniques, preparation techniques, taxonomic characters of a group, special terms, identification literature, natural history, life cycle and comparative zoology. Morphological characteristics: external, internal, special structures, colouration, embryology, karyology . Molecular characteristics (barcoding: dna/rna sequences, amino acid sequences, dna hybridization, immunological distance.
