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Module 4 : Section 3 - Classification Basics Flashcards

1
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Why do you classify

A

To help identify species
To predict characteristics
To find evolutionary links
To make the study of living things more manageable

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2
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How do you classify

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Observable characteristics (gross and microscopic)
Biochemistry (DNA, Proteins, rRNA)

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3
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What is classification

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The act of arranging organisms into groups based on similarities and differences.

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4
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What is taxonomy

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The study of classification

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5
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How many levels are there in a taxonomic hierarchy

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Eight levels called taxonomic groups

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6
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What are the three large groups called

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Domains

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7
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How are similar organisms sorted

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They are sorted into one of three domains

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8
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What is the level below domain

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Kingdom

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9
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What is the level below kingdom

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Phylum

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10
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What is the level below

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Class

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11
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What is the level below class

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Order

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12
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What is the level below order

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Family

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13
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What is the level below family

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Genus

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14
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What is the level below genus

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Species

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15
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What type of naming system is used in classification

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Binomial Naming system

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16
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What is every organism given in terms of naming

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They are all given one internationally accepted scientific name in Latin that has two parts

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17
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What is the first part of the name called

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A genus (always has a capital)

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18
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The second part of the name is called..

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Species (always has a lower case)

19
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What does the binomial system help to avoid

A

Confusion of using common names

20
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What happens as you move down the taxonomic hierarchy

A

As you move down the hierarchy there are more groups at each level but fewer organisms in each group

21
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Species only contain……

A

One type of organism

22
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Organism can be placed into one of five …..

A

Kingdoms

23
Q

What are the five kingdom names

A

Prokaryotae
Protoctista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia

24
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Give an example of an organism in prokaryotae

A

Bacteria

25
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Give an example of an organism in protoctista

A

Algae, Protozoa

26
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Give an example of an organism in fungi

A

Moulds, yeasts, mushrooms

27
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Give an example of an organism in plantae

A

Mosses, ferns, flowering plants

28
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Give an example of an organism in animalia

A

Roundworms, molluscs, insects, fish, reptiles, birds, mammals

29
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What are the features of an organism in the prokaryotae kingdom

A

Prokaryotic, unicellular, no nucleus, less than 5 micrometers

30
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What are the features of an organism in the protoctista kingdom

A

Eukaryotic cells, usually live in water, single celled or simple multicellular organisms

31
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What are the features of an organism in the fungi kingdom

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Eukaryotic, chitin cell wall, saprotrophic, single celled or multicellular organisms

32
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What are the features of an organism in the plantae kingdom

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Eukaryotic
multicellular
cell walls made of cellulose
Can photosynthesise
Contain chlorophyll
Autotrophic

33
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What does saprotrophic mean

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Can absorb substances from dead or decaying organisms

34
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What does autotrophic mean

A

They produce their own food

35
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What are the features of an organism in the animalia kingdom

A

Eukaryotic
Multicellular
No cell wall
Heterotrophic

36
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What does heterotrophic mean

A

It consumes plants and animals

37
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What is phylogeny

A

The study of the evolutionary history of groups of organisms

38
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What does phylogeny tell us

A

Who is related to whom and how closely related they are

39
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What have all organism evolved from

A

Shared common ancestors

40
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How can organism that have been evolved from shared ancestors be represented

A

In a phylogenetic tree

41
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What does the phylogenetic tree show

A

The relationships between members of the hominidae family (great apes and humans)

42
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In a phylogenetic tree what does the first branch off point represent

A

A common ancestor of all the family members

43
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The common ancestor of all the family members is…

A

Now extinct

44
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After the first branch point what do the following branch points represent what

A

Another common ancestor from which a different group diverged

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