Biology From Blooket Flashcards
A system that gives each species a two part scientific name using Latin words
binomial nomenclature
Classification based on common ancestry
cladistics
A diagram based on patterns of shared, derived traits that shows the evolutionary relationships between groups of organisms
cladogram
Traits that may be used to figure out evolutionary relationships among a group of species
derived character
DNA found in the mitochondria
mitochondrial DNA
Models that use mutation rates to measure evolutionary time
Molecular Clock
Group of organisms that share a unique set of traits
taxon
The science of naming and classifying organisms
taxonomy
Evolutionary history of a species
phylogeny
Makes up the ribosomes
ribosomal RNA
The domain that contains unicellular organisms that live in extreme environments
Archaea
The domain that includes single celled prokaryotes found in normal environments
Bacteria
The domain that is made up of all the organisms with eukaryotic cells
Eukarya
A group of one or more physically similar species thought to be closely related
genus
The science of naming things
taxonomy
The scientist who introduced the taxonomic naming system we use
Linnaeus
The highest, most inclusive level of taxonomy
Domain
In LITHOBATES CATESBEIANUS, which is the genus name?
Lithobates
In LITHOBATES CATESBEIANUS, which is the species name?
Catesbeianus
The most specific and least inclusive level of taxonomy
Species
The kingdom that is now split into Archaebacteria and Eukarya
Monera
A feature of the kingdom Plantae:
A cell wall made of cellulose
A feature of the kingdom Fungi:
Cell wall made of chitin
An example of the kingdom Animalia:
Dolphin
