Biodiversity- (3) Kingdoms and Domains Flashcards
1
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What are the 6 kingdoms
A
Animalia, plants, bacteria, fungi, protists, archea
2
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Main characteristics of a prokaryotic cell
A
Absence of membrane bound organelles, absence of nucleus. They came first
3
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Main characteristics of a eukaryotic cell
A
Larger and more complicated, membrane bound organelles, nucleus.
4
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Name the 3 domains
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Bacteria, archea, and eukarya
5
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What inspired the creation of domains
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Scientists discovered the difference between bacteria and archea are so distinct they needed to further classify them.
6
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Whats a dichotomous key?
A
A tool to help identify an unknown organism. Involves a series of two part questions that should lead to a correct classification.
