Carolus Linnaeus

Question 1

What was Carolus Linnaeus’s occupation?

Answer 1

He was a swedish botanist/physician that collected plants for curative purposes.

Question 2

What modern system of classification did Carolus Linnaeus contribute to? What else he did contribute to classification?

Answer 2

Taxonomy. He also developed binomial nomenclature, (The two name system)

Question 3

How many different species exist? Why do all scientists need to use a common language or classification?

Answer 3

8.7 million, so that scientists can collaborate freely. ( give or take about 1.3 million as we add estimates of uncatalogued species)

Question 4

In the 1700’s what were the classifications of life?

Answer 4

Plantae and Animalia

Question 5

In the late 1800’s what were the classifications of life?

Answer 5

protista,Plantae,and Animalia

Question 6

In the 1950’s what were the classifications of life?

Answer 6

Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia

Question 7

What are the eight taxonomy levels.

and what acronym does Jones use to represent it?

Answer 7

Domain     (Dear)
Kingdom   (King)
Phylum      (Phillip)
Class         (came)
Order        (Over)
Family       (For)
Genus       (Great)
Species     (soup)

Question 8

in the 1990’s what were the classifications of life?

Answer 8

Bacteria
Archaea
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia

Question 9

what classification of all bacteria like life was broken into bacteria and archaea in the 1990’s?

Answer 9

monera

Question 10

what two domains and kingdoms are only separated by the chemical make up of their cell wall? what was the difference?

Answer 10

Bacteria and archaea are separated by the bacteria’s cell wall of Pepto glycan.

Question 11

What is taxonomy?

Answer 11

the branch of science concerned with classification.

Question 12

what is binomial nomenclature?

Answer 12

The system of nomenclature (Naming) where two names are used to describe a species. (Genus and species)

Question 13

What are the three domains used as classification in taxonomy?

Answer 13

bacteria, archaea ,eukaryota

Question 14

What are the 6 kingdoms in taxonomy?

Answer 14

archaea
bacteria
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia

Question 15

What is the Protista kingdom used for in taxonomy?

Answer 15

A catch all for things that do not fall into other groups.

Question 16

When was domain added to the previously seven levels of taxonomy?

Answer 16

1977.

Question 17

Which domain is split into four when moving to kingdom? What were they? Where do we fall in?

Answer 17

Eukarya is split into:
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia (Humans)