Chapter 17

Question 0

Taxonomy

Answer 0

Branch of biology that groups organisms based on shared characteristics (SCIENCE OF CLASSIFYING ORGANISMS)

Question 1

Classification

Answer 1

Grouping of objects or information based on similarities

Question 2

Phylogeny

Answer 2

Evolutionary history of a species

Question 3

Cladistics

Answer 3

organisms evolve from a common ancestral group and retain inherited characteristics

Question 4

Cladogram

Answer 4

Branching diagram that models the derived traits of a group of organisms

Question 5

Eubacteria

Answer 5

Group of prokaryotes that may be autotrophs or heterotrophs

Question 6

Protist

Answer 6

Diverse group of multicellular or unicellular eukaryotes that live in moist environments, may be autotrophic or heterotrophic

Question 7

Fungus

Answer 7

Group of unicellular or multicellular heterotrophic eukaryotes

Question 8

What are the three ways that we classify organisms?

Answer 8

Physical characteristics
DNA
Evolutionary characteristics or history

Question 9

Who grouped organisms into plants and animals?

Answer 9

Aristotle

Question 10

So invented binomial nomenclature?

Answer 10

Linnaeus

Question 11

What are the 6 kingdoms?

Answer 11

Eubacteria 
Prokarya
Protists
Animals
Plants
Fungi