Chapter 9: Taxonomy Flashcards
1
Q
Bacteria naming
A
Genus, species, strain
2
Q
Binomial nomenclature
A
“two-name” system that categorizes all living things
3
Q
Two kingdom classification system
A
Plants and Animals
4
Q
Five kingdom classification system
A
Monera Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia
5
Q
Three kingdom classification system
A
Eukarya
Bacteria
Archaea
6
Q
Virus classification
A
Based on:
- DNA vs RNA at the core
- enveloped vs naked
7
Q
Bacterial classification
A
Based on:
- morphology
- staining
- growth
- nutrition
- physiology
- biochemistry
- genetics
- phage typing
- base sequence RNA
8
Q
how to classify bacteria
A
David Bergey’s manual