chapter 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is classification?
A
Placing living organisms into groups (taxa) based on their similarities and differences.
2
Q
Name 3 reasons why we classify living things today.
A
- it helps when trying to identifiy unknown organisms
- it can reflect on evolutionary relationships
- it makes it easier to study organisms
- it enables us to keep track of all organisms
- it is vital to arrange organisms into order
- it enables us to communicate globally about organisms
3
Q
Name the 7 taxa.
A
- kingdom
- phylum
- class
- order
- family
- genus
- species
4
Q
Name the 5 Kingdoms.
A
- prokaryotes
- protoctista
- plantae
- fungi
- animalia
5
Q
State the classification of humans.
A
kingdom: animalia
phylum: chordata
class: mammalia
order primates
family: hominidae
genus: homo
species: sapiens
