Baer/Grainer Classification 2016 Flashcards
The science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms
Taxonomy
The scientific name for a house cat
Domesticus
Level of classification made of organisms that are able to mate and produce fertile offspring
Species
Scientists classify organisms based on what?
Characteristics
What is not considered by scientists when classifying organisms?
How humans use the organism
Scientific name for an organism comes from its what?
Genus and species
Super scientist that would study organisms in the Fungi kingdom
Mycologist
What happened that made it necessary for scientists to add new domains and kingdoms?
Discovery of new organisms
An animal that eats other organisms
Consumer
Characteristic of protists that means their cells have a nucleus
Eukaryotic
A tiny non-living particle that gets inside a cell and often destroys it
Virus
How many cells does bacteria have?
One
How is bacteria helpful?
Nature’s little recyclers
Used to make many of the foods we eat
Used to help in making medicine
What shape is streptococcus?
Spherical
How are viruses and humans alike?
They both have DNA.
This group is closely related.
Monarch butterfly, wasp, and stinkbug
An entomologist would be interested in living things that belong in this kingdom
Animalia
Living things in this kingdom possess specialized sense organs that allow them to respond quickly to changes in their environment
Animalia
All eukaryotes that are not plants, animals, or fungi
Protista
Prokaryotes that may be found in the human body
Bacteria
Break down material outside their body and then absorb nutrients
Archaea
This kingdom includes non-green, non-moving eukaryotic organisms that break down substances outside their bodies and absorb nutrients
Fungi
This kingdom includes complex, multi-cellular organisms that are usually green, have cell walls, and make their own food
Plantae
Mushrooms are members of this kingdom
Fungi
Sponges are members of this kingdom
Animalia
E. coli is a member of this kingdom
Bacteria
Evolved from bacteria about 2 billion years ago
Protista
A pine tree is a member of this kingdom
Plantae
Euglena is a member of this kingdom
Protista
A living thing that a virus or parasite live in or on
Host
Asexual reproduction in which a single-celled organism splits into 2 single-celled organisms
Binary fission
Bacteria that cause disease
Pathogenic
Medicine used to treat many diseases
Antibiotics
Common shape of a virus
Spaceship
Scientific name of poison ivy
Rhus toxicodenadron
Medicine used to prevent viral infections
Vaccine
Characteristic that a dog and skunk share
Fluffy fur
Scientific name of a shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Order of the classification system
Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
What characteristic separates mosquitoes from birds?
Has feathers/no feathers
8 word scientific name for a human
Eukarya Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primata Hominidae Homo Sapiens
Thick walled spore containing genetic material and proteins that allows the bacteria to survive a wide variety of harsh conditions
Endospore
Common shape of bacteria
Sprial
