B13 Classification Flashcards
Name the scientist who developed the system for classifying organisms
Carl Linnaeus
What are the classes of organisms determined by Linnaeus?
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order Family, Genus, Species
Which features are living organisms traditionally classified by?
Structures
Characteristics
What is the binomial system of naming organisms?
Genus name followed by species name
The binomial name for humans is Homo sapiens.
What is the genus name?
Homo
The binomial name for humasn is Homo sapiens.
What is the species name/
sapiens
Why are new models of classification proposed?
Evidence of internal structures due to improvements in microscopes
Better understanding of biochemical processes
Who developed the ‘three domain system’
Carl Woese
Name the three domains
Archea - primitive bacteria usually living in extreme environments
Bacteria - true bacteria
Eukaryota (protists, fungi, plants and animals)
What do evolutionary trees show?
Method used by scientist or show how organisms are related
Use current classification data and fossil data
Using the evolutionary tree on the picture, name the organism most distantly related to humans
Monkey
Using the evolutionary tree on the picture, name the organism most closely related to humans
Gorilla
