Classification and Phylogeny

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What does modern classification (phylogeny) add to Linnaeus's taxonomic criteria?

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Evolutionary relationships & DNA (biochemical characters)

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What are cells that have a true nucleus called?

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Eukaryotes

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Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

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Carl Linnaeus

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What does the endosymbiotic theory explain?

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How eukaryotic cells evolved from prokaryotic cells

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Which organisms are most closely related: Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra) or Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya bean)?

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Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)

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What is binomial nomenclature?

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A two-part naming system for organisms, consisting of the genus and species.

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What are prokaryotes?

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Cells that do not have a true nucleus.

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What is the significance of DNA in modern classification?

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DNA provides biochemical evidence for evolutionary relationships.

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What is a taxon?

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A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms that form a unit.

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What is the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?

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Eukaryotic cells have a true nucleus; prokaryotic cells do not.