chapter 17 & 18 short answers

Question 1

what are the advantages of using scientific names over common names?

Answer 1

-won’t cause any confusion because some of the species have different names over one same species.
-avoids misleading information such as catfish but not part of the cat family nor doesn’t looks like a cat

Question 2

what is the purpose of gram staining bacteria before prescribing antibiotics?

Answer 2

-it identifies the type of cell wall of a bacteria so doctors can prescribe the right antiobiotic. (gram positive-w/o lipid layer-requires different trearment; gram negative-has lipid layer-makes antibiotics)

Question 3

how to write a binomial nomenclature?

Answer 3

GENUS NAME- always starts with capital letter
SPECIFIC EPITHET NAME- all lower case
NOTE: under EACH word

Question 4

what are the 6 kingdoms? (study the 2 pages handout)

Answer 4

-kingdom bacteria
-kingdom fungi
-kingdom animalia
-kingdom plantae
-kingdom protista
-kingdom archaea