Class Flashcards
(41 cards)
Why do they classify things in groups
To make them easier
What is classification
The process of grouping things based on their similarities
What is the early classification system called
Aristotle’s
What were the three groups in the area Aristotle system
Swimmers flyers and walkers
What is the common classification system
Classification system of Linnaeus
What is the common classification system based on
Observable characteristics
Using the naming system called
Bionominal nomenclature
What’s the genus
A classification grouping that contain similar closely related organisms
What is species
A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can meet and reproduce
What are the levels of classification
Domain kingdom phylum class order family genus species
Why organisms similar
They share a common ancestor
Taxonomic key
A device used by biologist to identify unknown organism’s
What is a prokaryote
Organisms whose cells lack of nucleus
What is a eukaryotes
Organisms that contains a nucleus
Three domains
Archaea bacteria and eukaryotes
Arcadia unicellular or multicellular
Uni cellular
Archaea prokaryote or eukaryote
Prokaryote
Are bacteria pro or eukaryote
Prokaryote
Are bacteria autotrophic or heterotrophic
Either
True or false our bacteria multicellular
False
What’s a virus
A tiny nonliving particles that invades and then multiplies inside a living cell
What can viruses not do
Reproduce grow and use energy
What are the two basic parts of a virus
And outer protein coat and an inner core
True or false viruses take over the cells functions once inside the cell
True