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Basis of Classification Flashcards

1
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Father of biology

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Aristotle

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2
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How was classification done earlier

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Instinctively

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3
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The scientific basis of classification

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Aristotle

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4
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Morphological characters

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Aristotle

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5
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Aristotle Plant classification

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Trees, shrubs, herbs

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Aristotle animal classification

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Red-blooded, Non-Red-blooded

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Linnaeus

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2 Kingdom classification
Plantae
Animalia

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Drawbacks of 2 kingdom

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Did not distinguish between
eukaryotes and prokaryotes
unicellular and multicellular
photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic

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2 Kingdom classification

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used for a long time, but inadequate

A large number of organisms was neither in plants nor animals

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10
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How did classification evolve

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Besides gross morphology,
Cell structure
Nature of wall
Habitat
Mode of nutrition
Mode of reproduction
Evolutionary relationships
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11
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Classification system

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Undergone many changes over time

plants and animals constant, understanding of organisms included changed

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12
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Who proposed 5 kingdom classification

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W.H.Whittaker

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13
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Who proposed the 5 kingdom classification?

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R.H.Whittaker

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R.H.Whittaker

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1969

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15
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5 Kingdom classification

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Monera
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
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16
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Criteria used by R.H.Whittaker

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Cell structure
Body organisation
Mode of nutrition
Mode of reproduction
Phylogenetic characters
17
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3 Domain system

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Carl Woese

18
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3 Domain system

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Kingdom monera into 2 domains

All other eukaryotic organisms into 3 domain

19
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3 Domain classification

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6 Kingdom classification

20
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What influenced 5 kingdom classification

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Earlier classification included bacteria, fungi, blue-green algae, ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms, mosses under”Plants”

21
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What character unified “Plants” in earlier classification

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Cell wall

22
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What organisms did earlier classification bring together

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Prokaryotic bacteria, blue-green algae and eukaryotic bacteria
Unicellular Chlamydomanas and Multicellular Spirogyra
Heterotrophic Fungi and Autotrophic Green plants

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