Chapter 18 Flashcards
How many name parts are in a Binomial Nomenclature
Two
What is the first name in the Binomial Nomenclature
Genus name=Group (capitalize)
What is the second name in the Binomial Nomenclature
Species name=Characteristic (lowercase and italicized)
Clades are based on the ————- of a species.
common ancestor and descandants
The grouping of organisms based on their common descent is called —————-.
Evolutionary classification
What is a monophyletic group?
single common ancestor and all of its descendants.
What is a derived character?
A trait that arose from the most recent common ancestor of a particular lineage and passed along.
What is a node on a cladogram?
The last point at which two lineages shared a common ancestor.
What are the three domains
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya
Bacteria
Kingdom Eubacteria
Prokaryote
single celled
Thick rigid walls with peptidoglycans
Archaea
Kingdom Archaebacteria
Prokaryote
single celled
cell walls lack peptidoglycan
Eukarya
Kingdom “Protista”, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
Eukaryotes
Fungi cell walls have chitin
Plantae Cell walls with cellulose
Domain Bacteria and Domain Archae was once Kingdom
Monera.
Taxonomy-
The science of naming organisms and assigning them into groups.
How many levels does Taxonomy have
7
