Taxonomy

Question 1

What does a genus include?

Answer 1

1 or more physically similar species

Question 2

What does the term species refer to?

Answer 2

Physical trait

Scientist who first described it

Native location

Question 3

What is phylogeny?

Answer 3

The evolutionary study of a group of species

Question 4

Most common method for evolutionary trees is called…

Answer 4

Cladistics

Question 5

What is a cladogram?

Answer 5

Head

Question 6

Derived characterises

Answer 6

Traits shared by some species but not others

Question 7

Outgroup

Answer 7

A species that shares no derived characters

Question 8

What is the viral DNA inside a cell called?

Answer 8

A prophage

Question 9

What are viruses called that have RNA?

Answer 9

Retroviruses

Question 10

What is used in retroviruses RNA to become DNA in the cell?

Answer 10

Reverse transcriptase

Question 11

Bacteria that cannot live in presence of 02 are called…

Answer 11

obligate anaerobes

Question 12

Obligate aerobes

Answer 12

Prokaryotes that live in presence without O2

Question 13

Facultative aerobes

Answer 13

Prokaryotes that just don’t care about 02

Question 14

What is a plasmid?

Answer 14

A small piece of genetic code that is replicated separately from the prokaryotes main chromosome

Question 15

Endospore

Answer 15

Cocoon to protect DNA in harsh times

Question 16

Saprophytes

Answer 16

Absorb nutrients of fro from dead organisms

Question 17

KPCOFGS

Answer 17

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species