Unit 11 Taxonomy Flashcards

1
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Taxonomy

A

Identification and classification of organisms

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2
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What Greek philosopher grouped animals into land dwellers, water dwellers, and air dwellers and classified plants into 3 categories on the basis of their what

A

Aristotle, stems

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3
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Who devised the 2 name system of naming organisms

A

Linnaeus

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4
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The domains of 3 domain system of classification are what

A

Archaea, Eubacteria, Eukarya

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5
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Phylogeny

A

Evolutionary history of a species

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6
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All scientific names are made up of 2 words that are often derived from what language

A

Latin

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7
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The first word of a scientific name is the what to which the organism belongs

A

Genus

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8
Q

Poison Ivy is Alison known as Rhus toxicodendron. It’s species identifier is

A

Toxicodendron

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9
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Two organisms in the same class but different orders will be in the same what

A

Phylum

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10
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Most multicellular uncleared autotrophs that carry on photosynthesis belong to what kingdom

A

Plantae

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11
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Most cellular uncleared heterotrophs that always obtain food by absorbing nutrients from the environment belong to what kingdom

A

Fungi

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12
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Archaebacteria

A

Simple non uncleared organisms that use hydrogen to produce methane

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13
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The more classification categories 2 species share the more what they have in common

A

Characteristics

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14
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A genus is subdivided into smaller groups called

A

Species

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15
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Kingdom

A

Largest category

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16
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Species

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Smallest category: only one organism

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17
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Phylum

A

Largest subset with animal kingdom

18
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Division

A

Largest subset with plant kingdom

19
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Species name

A

2 part scientific name

20
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Species identifier

A

2nd part of an organisms name

21
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Varieties

A

Plants belonging to same species with slight differences

22
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Subspecies

A

Animals belonging to the same species but different area

23
Q

The main criterion used in Linnaeus system in classification

A

Morphology

24
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Order

A

Each subset within a class of an organism

25
Q

Archaebacteria

A

Prokaryote/ unicellular/ auto and hetero

26
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Eubacteria

A

Prokaryotes/uni/hetero and auto

27
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Protista

A

Eukaryotes/ multi and uni/ auto and hetero

28
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Fungi

A

Eukaryotes/multi and uni/ auto and hetero

29
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Plantae

A

Eukaryotes/multi/ auto

30
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Animalia

A

Eukaryotes/multi/hetero

31
Q

Organism that lives in hostile environment that cannot support other life forms are from what kingdom

A

Archaebacteria

32
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Amoebas and giant kelp are apart of what kingdom

A

Protista

33
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Fungi examples

A

Mushroom, puffballs, mildew, and mold

34
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Bacteria examples (causes)

A

Cause tooth decay and food poisoning

35
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Animalia examples

A

Organisms with true nuclei and membrane bound organelles

36
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Eukarya includes

A

Protista, fungi, plants, and animals

37
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Difference between archaebacteria and eubacteria

A

Archaebacteria can live in harsh environments

38
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Difference between fungi and plants

A

Fungi: heterotrophs
Plants: autotrophs

39
Q

Kingdom with multicellular hetero tropics organisms

A

Animalia and Fungi

40
Q

Evidence allowing scientist to develop 3 domain system of classification

A

Molecular biology (rRNA)