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Week 1🦋 - Coggle Diagram
Week 1🦋
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taxonomy
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what is a species
biological species concept: can interbreed and produce fertile offspring & reproductively isolated from other species
hybrid: offspring of 2 different species, often intermediate in appearance
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binomial nomenclature -> some words are capitalised, italicised, etc
common names -> ambiguous, inconsistent, but common names will be provided
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dichotomous keys: objective, definite & algorithmic way to identify taxa
at every step, only 2 mutually exclusive alternatives
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