Chpt 18 Flashcards
created a system based on similarities in body structure and systems, size, shape, color, and methods of obtaining food.
Carolus Linnaeus
each species has a specific two part name (scientific name)
-Based on the work of the Swedish naturalist Carolus Linnaeus.
Binomial Nomenclature
1st part: (capitalized)- is a group of different organisms that have similar characteristics.
Genus
2nd part: (lower case)- organisms belonging to the same species can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring.
* Written in italics or underlined.
Species
a group of individuals that can interbreed.
Species
a group of closely related species.
Genus
a group of similar genera.
Family
a group of similar families.
Order
a group of similar orders.
Class
a group of similar classes.
Phylum
a group of similar phyla.
Kingdom
includes only the kingdom Eubacteria. All members of this domain are unicellular organisms without a nucleus. They have cell walls that contain peptidoglycan.
Domain Bacteria
includes only the kingdom Archaeabacteria. All members of the domain Archaea are unicellular organisms without a nucleus. They have cell walls that do not contain
peptidoglycan.
Archaea
includes the kingdoms Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia. All members of this domain have cells with a nucleus.
Eukarya
is a classification method that is based on derived characters.
Cladistic analysis
