Lesson 3: Bio-Geosphere Flashcards
(41 cards)
an individual living thing, such as bacterium, fungus, protist, plant, or animal
organism
3 ways to classify an organism
systematic
taxonomy
classification
scientific study of the diversity of organisms and their evolutionary relationships
systematic
science of naming, describing, and classifying organisms
taxonomy
arranging organisms into groups based on their similarities, which reflect historical relationships and lineage
classification
Swedish Botanist who is often called the Father of Taxonomy who developed a system for naming, ranking, and classifying organisms
Carolus Linnaeus
2 Kingdoms: Plantae and Animalia
Mid 19th century
Ernst Haeckel (German Biologist) introduced 3rd Kingdom: Protista
1866
introduced 5 Kingdoms based on cell structure and nutrition: Plantae, Animalia, Protista, Fungi, and Prokaryote. (1969)
RH. Whittaker
Carl Woese (University of Illinois) studied RNA of bacteria and proposed 2 groups: (1970s)
Archaebacteria and Eubacteria.
3 Domains and 6 Kingdoms
today
the 3 domains
archaea
eubacteria
eukarya
Archaebacteria,
extremophile, without
peptidoglycan
archaea
Bacteria with peptidoglycan
eubacteria
plants, animals, fungi,
protist
eukarya
six kingdoms
- plantae
- animalia
- protista
- fungi
- eubacteria
- archaebacteria
(phylum) internal skeleton e.g. bear
chordata
(phylum) exoskeleton e.g. insects
arthropoda
(phylum) soft unsegmented body e.g. mussels, oysters
Mollusca
(phylum) e.g. worms
Annelida
(class) humans, dog, pig
Mammalia
(class) frog, salamander, axolotl
Amphibia
(class) snake, lizard, crocodile
Reptalia
(class) insects (6 legs)
Insecta