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5.3 Classification Flashcards

1
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what is the binomial system of nomenclature?

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the formation system why which all living species are classified (taxonomy)

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why is the binomial system useful? (4)

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  • allows for identification and comparison of organisms based on recognised characteristics
  • allows all organisms to be named according to a globally recognised scheme
  • shows how closely related organisms are, allowing for the prediction of evolutionary linked
  • makes it easier to collect, sort and group info about orgniasms
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how does the binomial system designate a scientific name?

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1st part - Genus
2nd part - species

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what 3 domains are living things classified in?

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  • Eukarya - eukaryotic organisms that contain a membrane-bound nucleus (protist, plants, fungi & animals)
  • Archae - prokaryotic cells lack nucleus and consist of the extremophiles
  • eubacteria - prokaryotic cells lacking a nucleus and consist of the common pathogenic forms
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5
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why did the 2 prokaryotic domains once consist only as a single kingdom?

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biochemical differenced between the 2 groups which warranted their reclassification into separate domains

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what is taxonomy?

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science involved with classifying groups of organisms on the bases of shared characteristics

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7
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state the hierarchy of taxa?

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Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

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8
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what domain do all plants and animal species belong to and why?

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eukarya
- they are composed of eukaryotic cells

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what are the 3 main schemes of classification used to identify living organisms?

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artificial classification
natural classification
phylogenetic classification

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what is artificial classification?

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the arbitrarily selecting unifying characteristics first and the grouping organisms accordingly

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what are 2 advantages of artificial classification?

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easy to develop
relatively stable

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what is the main disadvantage of artificial classification?

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  • they do not generally show the evolutionary relationship
    eg. if organisms were classified according to the presence of fins then whales would be fish
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what is natural classification?

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involves grouping organisms based on similarities first then identifying shared characteristics

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what do all members of a particular group share according to natural classification? (3)

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  • all members would have a common ancestor
  • species of the same genus would have a common genus ancestor and be more closely related than species of the same order
  • so organisms that share a lower taxa share all higher taxa
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what are 3 advantages of natural classification?

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  • it identifies traits based on grouping rather than assigning groups based on traits
  • which show evolutionary relationships
  • can predict characteristics shared by species within a group
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what is a disadvantage of natural classification?

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they are highly mutable- tend to change as new information is discovered
- groups may be separated into genera if new evidence suggests they evolved from different ancestral species

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17
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what is an example of a species which was originally classified as something and then reclassified into different genera?

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figworts (based on DNA comparison)

18
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what is an example of a species that is grouped into a shared taxon when new evidence suggests more recent common ancestry?

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  • homininae sub-family as created to include gorillas and chimpanzees when it was deduced that they shared more common ancestry wth humans that with other great apes
19
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what is phylogenic classification?

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organisms who share a grater level of homology in their DNA or amino acid sequence are expected to be more closely related

20
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what are the 3 key recognition features of Bryophyta and 2 examples?

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  • no vascularisation (eg. phloem and xylem)
  • no ‘true’ leaves, roots or stems (anchored by rhizoid(like root))
  • reproduce by releasing spores from sporangia (reproductive stalks)
  • examples. mosses and liverworts
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what are the 3 key recognition features of Filicinophyta and an example?

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  • has vascularisation (eg. phloem and xylem)
  • have leaves, roots and stems (leaves are pinnate,large fronds divided into leaflets)
  • reproduce by releasing spores from clusters called sori
  • eg. ferns
22
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what are the 3 key recognition features of Corniferophyta and 2 examples?

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  • has vascularisation
  • has leaves, roots and stems (leaves are needle like&waxy and stems are woody)
  • reproduce by non-motile gametes (seeds) which are found in cones
  • eg. pine trees and conifers
23
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what are the 3 key recognition features of angiospermaphyta and 2 examples?

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  • has vascularisation
  • has leaves, roots and stems
  • reproduce by seeds produced in ovules within flowers (seeds may develop in fruit)
  • eg. include all flowering plants and grasses
24
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what is the kingdom of Animalia sub-divided into?

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invertebrates
vertebrates

25
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what are examples of invertebrate phyla? (6)

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porifera, cnidaria, platyhemintha, annelida, mollusca, arthropoda

26
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what are the 3 key recognition features of platyhelmintha and 2 examples?

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  • have bilateral symmetry
  • have mouth but no anus
  • have flattened body shape to increase SA:Vol ratio (may be parasitic)
  • eg. tapeworms and planaria
27
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what are the 3 key recognition features of annelida and 2 examples?

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  • have bilateral symmetry
  • have separate mouth and anus
  • body composed of ringed segments with specialisation of segments
  • eg. earthworms and leeches
28
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what are the 3 key recognition features of mollusca and 2 examples?

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  • have bilateral symmetry
  • have separate mouth and anus
  • body composed of a visceral mass, a muscular foot and a mantle (also shell)
  • eg. snails, slugs, octopi , squid and bivalves
29
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what are the 3 key recognition features of arthropoda and 5 examples?

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  • have bilateral symmetry
  • have separate mouth and anus
  • have jointed body sections/appendages and have a hard exoskeleton (chitin)
  • eg. insets, crustaceans, spider, scorpions and centipedes
30
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what phylum do all vertebrates belong to?

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chordata

31
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what are the 3 key recognition features of arthropoda and 5 examples?

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  • have bilateral symmetry
  • have separate mouth and anus
  • have jointed body sections/appendages and have a hard exoskeleton (chitin)
  • eg. insets, crustaceans, spider, scorpions and centipedes
32
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what are the 3 key recognition features of chordata and 5 examples?

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  • have bilateral symmetry
  • have separate anus and mouth
  • have notochord and a hollow dorsal nerve tube for at least some period of their life cycle
    -eg. mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish
33
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what key features in an embryonic state that may persist into adulthood do chordata have? (5)

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  • notochord, hollow dorsal neutral tube, pharyngeal slits, post-anal tail
34
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what will occur in some chordates whcih forms a protective backbone?

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develop a spine (vetrebrata)

35
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what are 5 examples of vertebrata?

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  • fish, amphibian, reptiles, birds, mammals
36
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what are the characteristics of fish? (4)

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  • covered in scales and made out of bony plated in the skin
  • reproduce via external fertilisation
  • breathe through gills that are covered with an operculum
  • does not maintain a constant internal body temperature(ectothermic)
37
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what are the characteristics of amphibians?(4)

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  • moist skin permeable to gases and water
  • reproduce via external fertilisation
  • can breathe through skin but also have lungs
  • do not maintain a constant internal body temperature
38
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what are the characteristics of reptiles? (4)

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  • covered in scales made out of keratin
  • reproduce via internal fertilisation and females lay eggs with short shells
  • breathe through lungs that have extensive folding
  • do not maintain a constant internal body temperature (ectothermic)
39
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what are the characteristics of birds? (4)

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  • covered in feathers (keratin)
  • reproduce via internal fertilisation with hard shells
  • breathe through lungs with parabronchial tubes
  • maintain a constant internal body temperature (endothermic)
40
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what are the characteristics of mammals? (4)

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  • skin has follicles which produce hair made out of keratin
  • reproduce via internal fertilisation and female feed young with milk from mammary glands
  • breathe through lungs with alveoli
  • maintain a constant internal body temperature (endothermic)
41
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what is a dichotomous key?

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method of identification whereby groups of organisms are divided into 2 categories

42
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what is it preferable to use to identify specimens when identifying dichotomous keys? (3)

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immutable features
- size, colouration and behavioural patterns may all vary amount individuals and across lifetimes
- physical structures and biological processes make for better characteristics

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