Slide 1 Speciation = the origin of species Factors that have accelerated speciation: In plants: use of different animal pollinators In animals: modifications in sexual selection…

Slide 1 Global Biodiversity Slide 2 We examine biodiversity at several levels. It has evolutionary and ecological aspects. Slide 3 Populations of species sometimes include…

True or False Speciation can be observed only over millions of years. Some features (such as the human eye) are too complex to evolve by natural selection. Imagine this scenario.…

Classification of organisms Ch 17 Vocabulary 1. Classification 2. Taxonomy 3. Binomial nomenclature 4. Taxon 5. Kingdom 6. Domain 7. KPCOFGS 8. Phylogeny 9. Molecular clock…

0 Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. A species can be defined as a group of organisms whose members can breed and produce fertile offspring, but who do not produce…

The biological species concept emphasizes reproductive isolation The biological species concept emphasizes reproductive isolation Chapter 24, Section 1 Definitions of Species…

Kingdoms and Domains Bacteria Archaea Eukarya Bacteria Archaea Protista Plantae Fungi Animalia Monera Protista Plantae Fungi Animalia The three-domain system The six-kingdom…

Lecture 13. - September 24, 2008 Speciation. 1. What are species? 2. Do species exist, and, if so, what is the evidence? 3. How does speciation occur? a) How does genetic…

Classification of organisms classification Grouping objects or organisms based on a set of conditions. For biologists, doing this with all of the organisms there are on the…

Honors Biology Ch. 17 Organizing Lifeâs Diversity I. The History of Classification Taxonomy: - the science of identifying, naming, and classifying organisms A. Early Classification…