Classification

Question 1

what is classification

Answer 1

arranging organisms into groups based on their similarities and differences

Question 2

what is taxonomy

Answer 2

the study of classification

Question 3

what is a species

Answer 3

a group that only contains one type of organism ( e.g humans, dog, E.coli)

Question 4

what does saprotrophic mean

• what does autotrophic mean
• what does heterotrophic

Answer 4

• absorb substances from dead or decaying organisms( fungi)
• produce their own food (plantae)
• consume plants and animals (Animalia

Question 5

what is the naming system in classification

Answer 5

• binomial naming system:
• all names are written in italics
• The first part of the name is the “Genus” and is written in capitals letters ( only the 1st letter is capital)
• the second part of the name is “species” and is written in lowercase
• The binomial naming system is good because it helps to avoid the confusion of using common names

Question 6

Reverse flashcard: The study of the EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY of groups of organisms is known as…

Answer 6

phylogeny
- A phylogenetic tree tells us how closely organisms are related.

the first point on a phylogenetic tree is the common ancestor

closely related species diverged away from eachother recently

Question 7

what is a species according to phylogenetics

Answer 7

It it the smallest group that shares an ancestor

Question 8

the order of the taxonomic hierarchy

Answer 8

K ingdom          king phillip came over for great sphag
P hylum
C lass
O rder
F amily
G enus
S pecies