Organisation Flashcards
What are the three domains?
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
What is Archaea?
Prokaryotic organisms that are genetically different to bacteria
What is Eukarya?
The domain of animals, fungi and plants
How was it decided what went into each domain?
Scientists studied ribosomal RNA and placed what was similar into the same domains.
Name all the sections of organisation.
Domain,
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Who was the first person to attempt to organise plants?
Theophrastus
How many plants did Theophrastus organise?
About 500
How did Theophrastus divide up the plants?
Trees, herbs & shrubs
How did he decide this?
Based on the characteristics of the plant’s stem, leaf, flower & fruit characteristics
What was Theophrastus’ naming system?
He would describe a plant’s genus, and then a physical description
Who, in the 18th Century, edited this system of organisation?
Carolus Linnaeus
What system did Linnaeus create?
The binomial system
Describe the binomial system
A Latin term for an organism, containing the Genus and the species, always written in italics
