Chapter 4: Taxonomy

Question 0

Archaea

Answer 0

• single cell
• no nucleus
• no peptidoglycan
• binary fission

Question 1

Animalia

Answer 1

• multicellular
• Nuclei
• hetertrophic
• no cell wall
• Sexual

Question 2

Bacteria

Answer 2

• single cell
• no nucleus
• peptidoglycan
• binary fission

Question 3

Binomial Nomenclature

Answer 3

two word name for all organisms, consists of genus and specific epithet.

Question 4

class

Answer 4

level between phylum and order

Question 5

Dichotomous key

Answer 5

Method of identifying organisms in which information is arranged in paired statements, only one of which apples to any particular organism

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Domain

Answer 6

any of three basic types of cell groupings distinguished by carl woese. Eurkarya, bacteria, archaea

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Eukaryote

Answer 7

any organism made up of cells containing a nucleus compose of genetic material surrounded by a distinct membrane

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Family

Answer 8

level between order and genus

taxonomical grouping of similar genera of organisms

Question 9

Fungi

Answer 9

Eurkaryotic organisms that have cell walls and obtain food from other organisms. can be single or multi cellular. mostly asexual

Question 10

Genus

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level between family and species.

taxonomical grouping of similar species of organisms

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Kingdom

Answer 11

Taxonomical grouping of similar phyla of organisms

first and most broad

Question 12

Carolus Linnaeus (Carl von Linne)

Answer 12

developed taxonomy 
phylogenetic hierarchy ( each classification contains all those under it) 
proposed only two kingdoms (Animalia and plantae)

Question 13

Phylogenetic hierarchy

Answer 13

Each classification contains all of those under it

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order

Answer 14

level between class and family
taxonomical grouping of similar families of organisms

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Phyla

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level between kingdom and class 
taxonomical grouping of similar classes of organisms

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plantae

Answer 16

• multicelluar
• nuclei
• autonomic
• cell wall
• both sexual and asexual

Question 17

prokaryotae (monera)

Answer 17

any unicellular microorganism that lacks a nucleus. classification includes bacteria and archaea

Question 18

Protista

Answer 18

part of Woese’s four kingdoms
include protozoa and algae
no longer used

Question 19

Species

Answer 19

most specific classification

Question 20

Specific Epithet

Answer 20

in taxonomy, latter portion of the descriptive name of a species

Question 21

taxonomy

Answer 21

method of classifying and naming organisms

Question 22

Robert Whittaker

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Proposed 5 kingdoms ( animalia, plantae, fungi, protista, prokaryotae)

Question 23

Carl Woese

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discovered archaea by sequencing rRNA of monerans
Proposed Domain System
3 domains (eukarya, bacteria, archaea)