Bio - Classification Flashcards
Linnaeus
- Developed classification system (taxonomy)
- based on
- stucture
- physical features
7 levels of classification
- Kingdom
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species
Mneumonic for 7 levels
- Katy
- please
- come
- over
- for
- ginger
- snaps
Each organism has two names in Latin. What are they?
Genus + Species
Which of these species are similar?
- Erithacus johstoniae
- Turdus migratorius
- Erithacus migratorius
Erthracus johnstoniae + Erthracus rubecula
- as they are the same Genus
Diversity
A word that means different kinds
Classification
the procedure for grouping organisms
Species
- the smallest classification group
- it can interbreed
Binomial nomenclature
the term for a scientific name made up of two latin names
An organism’s name always beings with a _____
Capital letter
e.g. Homo sapiens
Kingdom
The largest grouping of classification
Names the classification groups from largest to smallest
- Kingdom
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species
Write a dicotomous key for:
- rock
- bicycle
- dandelion
- ant
1a. Organism is living. Go to 3.
1b. Organism in nonliving. Go to 2.
2a. object has wheels. BICYCLE
2b. object has no wheels. ROCK
3a. Organism is a plant. DANDELION
3b. Organism is not a plant. ANT
Aristotle
- Greek philosopher
- Proposed all creatures could be arranged according to their complexity (before Linnaeus)
Living organisms within a species
can only _____________
with members of their own ____________.
- reproduce
- species
