Classification Study Guide Chap 18 Flashcards
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Explain Linnaeus’ system
He grouped organisms into hierarchical categories
Explain Aristotle’s system
He classified things as plants or animals.
He then grouped them into land, air or water dwellers.
What is binominal nomenclature
A 2-part naming systems.
Genus and Species
Name the 6 kingdoms
Animilla Eubacteria Plantae Fungi Protista Archaebacteria
Sequence the 8 levels of biological classification
Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Spices
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What is multicellular
A living thing that is composed of more than 1 cell
What is phylogeny?
The evolutionary history of an organism
What is cladistics?
classification using derived characteristics
What type of information is determined through cladistics?
They determine evolutionary relationships
What is a cladogram?
A diagram made from cladistics
Name 3 domains and identify organisms that belong to each
- Archaea- archaea bacteria
- Bacteria- eukarya (the kingdom)
- eukarya- all eukaryotes
Describe the 4 kingdoms belonging to the domain Eukarya.
Protist
Fungi
Plants
Animals
Taxonomy
The science of Naming and classifying organisms
What is unicellular
A living thing composed of 1 cell
What is an autotroph?
An organism that makes its own food
What is an eukaryotes
Contains a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
What is a prokaryote?
Lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
What is a dichotomous key?
A sequence of steps that you use to identify a scientific name
What is a homologous structure?
Similar features that originated in a common ancestor
Ex.. Wings of a bird
The result of the interbreeding of closely related species
Hybrid
What is an analogous structure?
Structures that have similar appearance and function
The most inclusive classification organisms
Domain
What is heterotrophy?
An organism that has to take in food
An organisms evolutionary history
Phylogeny
