Chapter 9: Classifying Living Things Flashcards
(50 cards)
The science of classifying living things is called ________.
taxonomy
The system of naming organisms using two names is called ________.
binomial nomenclature
The father of modern taxonomy is ________.
Carl Linnaeus
The two parts of a scientific name are ________ and ________.
genus, species
The broadest level of classification is the ________.
Domain
The most specific level of classification is the ________.
Species
The memory trick ‘King Philip Came Over For Great Spaghetti’ helps remember the ________ of classification.
levels
The scientific name for humans is ________.
Homo sapiens
Organisms in the domain Bacteria are all ________ cells.
prokaryotic
Organisms with a nucleus in their cells belong to the domain ________.
Eukarya
Single-celled organisms that live in extreme environments belong to the domain ________.
Archaea
Organisms in Kingdom Animalia are ________ (how they get food).
consumers
Fungi are different from plants because they are ________.
decomposers
All living things are grouped into three ________.
Domains
The Domain Eukarya includes four kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, and ________.
Protista
Linnaeus based his classification system on ________ characteristics.
physical
The study of evolutionary relationships among organisms is called ________.
phylogenetics
Organisms that make their own food are called ________.
producers
Mushrooms belong to the Kingdom ________.
Fungi
The Domain that includes organisms with no nucleus and that are common in the environment is ________.
Bacteria
The scientific name must be written in ________.
italics
Each organism has a unique two-part name in the format of ________ and ________.
genus, species
The Kingdom that includes molds and yeasts is ________.
Fungi
DNA analysis has led to the addition of a new level above Kingdom, called ________.
Domain
