classification Flashcards
classification is
organisation of living things into groups
what is taxonomy
study of classification
features are used to group
phylogeny is
study of evolutionary relationships between organisms
why classification is used
study orgs is easier
easier identify orgs
create record orgs
see interspecies relationships
how did use to classify
observable features
how classify now
dna sequencing
molecular biology
what did linnaeus do
binomial system and hierarchical system
observable features representing evolutionary relationships
what are the different taxa
kindom
phylum
class
order
family
genus
species
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how does binomial nomenclature work
genus - CAPITAL letter
species - all small letters
can be italics or underlined
can abbreviate genus
species name is both genus+species
what is species
group orgs similar features but show variation
interbreed to produce fertile offspring
what are the 5 kingdoms
plants/fungi/animal (euk/multi)
protoctista (euk/sing)
prokaryotes (prok)
plants features
multicellular
cellulose cell walls
large permanent vacuole
autotrophic
animals features
multicellular
no cell wall
heterotrophic
muscular tissue to move
nerves coord
fungi features
mycelium made of hyphae
chitin cell walls
large perm vacuoles
heterotrophic
no move no nerves
protoctist features
unicellular
some have cell walls
auto+heterotrophic
some have cilia to move
