5 Kingdoms Flashcards
1
Q
what is the order of the taxonomic hierarchy
A
Kingdom
division/phylum
class
order
family
genus
species
2
Q
what are the names of the five kingdoms
A
animals, plants, bacteria, fungi and protists
3
Q
what does autotrophic mean
A
make food through photosynthesis
4
Q
what does heterotrophic mean
A
collect food through absorption
5
Q
what does heterotrophic mean
A
collect food through digestion and digest in specialised cavities
6
Q
what does monophyletic mean
A
includes all descendants
7
Q
what does paraphyeltic mean
A
excludes some descendants
8
Q
what does polyphyletic mean
A
excludes common ancestor