Classification Flashcards
Taxonomy
Discipline of classifying organisms and assigning each organism a universally accepted name
Carl Linnauleus
Swedish scientist who came up with a system of classifying organisms
Binomial nomenclature
Two-word naming system developed by Linnaeus, first word is Genus second is species within that genus
7 taxonomic categories
- Kingdom
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species
Taxonomic catagories way to remember
Dear King philip came over for grape soda
What is the category that contains many similar phyla?
Kingdom
How many different domains are there?
3
What is the 2 word system for naming organisms?
binomial nomenclature
What is the 2 word system for naming organisms?
binomial nomenclature
What is the process of naming and classifying organisms?
taxonomy
What two words make up a scientific name? (What is the first word and what is the second word?)
Genus and species
How can you tell if two things are definitely two different species? (Hint: What is the definition of biological species?)
Two different species cannot successfully interbreed or reproduce together.
What is an organism that results from interbreeding between two species? (Hint: This organism is often sterile, like a mule.)
Hybrid
Who was the first to come up with a classification system for organisms?
Carl Linnaes
What phylum do humans belong in?
chordata
What type of plants are flowering plants?
Angiosperms
What does echinoderm mean?
spiny skin
What type of plant does not contain seeds; it contains cones
Gymnosperms
If a new organism were discovered, which of the following would most likely be used to classify it into the appropriate kingdom?
Anatomy
All of the animals in the phylum vertebrata must belong to the same
Kingdom
Chordata is to Animalia as phylum is to
Kingdom
Unlike invertebrates, all vertebrates are
Bilaterally symmetrical
dichotomous key
tool that allows you to determine items in the natural world based on characteristics
dichotomous
split into 2
What are the domains in the tree of life
bacteria, archaea, and Eukarya
phyla
organized by body plan and tissue structure
Xylem
carries water upwards from the roots
Phloem
carries food upwards or downwards
Angiosperms
a plant that has flowers and produces seeds enclosed within a fruit
Gymnosperms
a plant that has seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit (seeds found in cones)
pinnate
straight leaves (pins)
palmate
palm shaped plants, shooting outwards from one point
