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Classification Flashcards

1
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The science of classifying living things is called?

A

Taxonomy

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2
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Which scientist developed the system of classifying organisms by assigning them a genus and species name?

A

Carl Linnaeus

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2
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The organism Homo sapien is a member of what genus?

A

Homo

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3
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What is the correct order of the biological hierarchy from kingdom to species?

A

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

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3
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In which language are scientific names written?

A

Latin

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4
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A branching diagram like the one shown is called a ________________________

A

phylogenetic tree.

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5
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Nearly all single-celled eukaryotes that are either heterotrophic or photosynthetic belong to the kingdom.

A

Protista

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6
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Most multicellular autotrophs that have a nucleus and carry on photosynthesis belong to the kingdom _________.

A

Plantae

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7
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An organism that breaks down organic matter, which it then absorbs, is in the kingdom _________________.

A

Fungi

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8
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The kingdom defined as including any eukaryotes that are not plants, animals, or fungi is the kingdom _________.

A

Protista

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9
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Linnaeus’s two-word system for naming organisms is called ____________ ________________.

A

binomial nomenclature.

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10
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The largest division that a group of organisms can belong to is a ________________.

A

Domain

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11
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Similar features that evolve through convergent evolution are called _________ _____________.

A

Analogous structures

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12
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During Linnaeus’ time, scientists divided all living organisms into ______kingdoms.

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Two kingdoms

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13
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The kingdoms Eubacteria and Archaebacteria were once grouped in a kingdom called

A

Monera

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14
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Four of the kingdoms include eukaryotes and the other two include _______________.

A

Prokaryotes.

15
Q

Amoeba is an example of which taxa?

A

Protista

16
Q

Which two kingdoms contain both unicellular and multicellular organisms?

A

Protista & Fungi

17
Q

List the kingdoms that are prokaryotes.

A

Eubacteria & Archebacteria

18
Q

List the kingdoms that are eukaryotes.

A

Protista, Animalia, Fungi, Plantae

19
Q

Biologists of Linnaeus’s time classified every living thing as either plant or ____________________.

A

Plant or animal

20
Q

All living things are grouped into one of three ___________________(s).

A

3 groups

21
Q

Two kingdoms include prokaryotes, while four kingdoms include ____________________.

A

eukaryotes

22
Q

Eukaryotes that are not fungi, plants, or animals are called ____________________.

A

Protists

23
Q

The evolutionary history of a species is called its ____________________.

A

Phylogeny

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