ch 7 quiz 1 Flashcards
taxonomy
science of classifying and naming animals based on physical characteristics
taxon
levels of classification (species, family etc)
Carolinus Linnaeus
started classifying based on external appearance, invented the binomial nomenclature (call an animal by its genus and species), his 3 kingdoms were plants animals and minerals, he did it to help unify identification and make a consistant naming system
cladogram/phylogenetic tree
classification system based on most recent common ancestor
node
shows a common ancestor
sister taxon
2 clads with a common ancestor
goal of photosynthesis
to harness the sun’s energy and store it in the chemical bonds of glucose
chemical bonds
ionic
polar covalent
nonpolar covalent bond
molecular forces
hydrogen bonds
van der waal forces
prokaryotes vs. eukaryote
prokaryote have no nucleus or membrane bound organelles
eukaryotes have a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
eight taxa
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus species