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Baer/Grainer Classification 2016 Flashcards

1
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The science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms

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Taxonomy

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2
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The scientific name for a house cat

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Domesticus

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3
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Level of classification made of organisms that are able to mate and produce fertile offspring

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Species

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4
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Scientists classify organisms based on what?

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Characteristics

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5
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What is not considered by scientists when classifying organisms?

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How humans use the organism

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6
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Scientific name for an organism comes from its what?

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Genus and species

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7
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Super scientist that would study organisms in the Fungi kingdom

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Mycologist

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8
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What happened that made it necessary for scientists to add new domains and kingdoms?

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Discovery of new organisms

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9
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An animal that eats other organisms

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Consumer

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10
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Characteristic of protists that means their cells have a nucleus

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Eukaryotic

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11
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A tiny non-living particle that gets inside a cell and often destroys it

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Virus

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12
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How many cells does bacteria have?

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One

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13
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How is bacteria helpful?

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Nature’s little recyclers
Used to make many of the foods we eat
Used to help in making medicine

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14
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What shape is streptococcus?

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Spherical

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15
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How are viruses and humans alike?

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They both have DNA.

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16
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This group is closely related.

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Monarch butterfly, wasp, and stinkbug

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17
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An entomologist would be interested in living things that belong in this kingdom

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Animalia

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18
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Living things in this kingdom possess specialized sense organs that allow them to respond quickly to changes in their environment

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Animalia

19
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All eukaryotes that are not plants, animals, or fungi

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Protista

20
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Prokaryotes that may be found in the human body

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Bacteria

21
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Break down material outside their body and then absorb nutrients

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Archaea

22
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This kingdom includes non-green, non-moving eukaryotic organisms that break down substances outside their bodies and absorb nutrients

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Fungi

23
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This kingdom includes complex, multi-cellular organisms that are usually green, have cell walls, and make their own food

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Plantae

24
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Mushrooms are members of this kingdom

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Fungi

25
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Sponges are members of this kingdom

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Animalia

26
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E. coli is a member of this kingdom

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Bacteria

27
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Evolved from bacteria about 2 billion years ago

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Protista

28
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A pine tree is a member of this kingdom

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Plantae

29
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Euglena is a member of this kingdom

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Protista

30
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A living thing that a virus or parasite live in or on

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Host

31
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Asexual reproduction in which a single-celled organism splits into 2 single-celled organisms

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Binary fission

32
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Bacteria that cause disease

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Pathogenic

33
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Medicine used to treat many diseases

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Antibiotics

34
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Common shape of a virus

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Spaceship

35
Q

Scientific name of poison ivy

A

Rhus toxicodenadron

36
Q

Medicine used to prevent viral infections

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Vaccine

37
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Characteristic that a dog and skunk share

A

Fluffy fur

38
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Scientific name of a shark

A

Carcharodon carcharias

39
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Order of the classification system

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Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
40
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What characteristic separates mosquitoes from birds?

A

Has feathers/no feathers

41
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8 word scientific name for a human

A 
Eukarya
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Primata
Hominidae
Homo
Sapiens
42
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Thick walled spore containing genetic material and proteins that allows the bacteria to survive a wide variety of harsh conditions

A

Endospore

43
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Common shape of bacteria

A

Sprial

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