Classification Flashcards
1
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A group of related species are in the same
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Genus
2
Q
Archaebacteria
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unicellular prokaryote cell without peptidoglycan auto/hetero troph yes
3
Q
Eubacteria
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unicellular prokaryote cell walls with peptidoglycan auto/hetero troph yes
4
Q
Protista
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uni/multi/colonial cellular eukaryote auto/hetero Trophäe cell walls of cellulose, some chloroplasts yes
5
Q
Fungi
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uni/multi cellular eukaryote cell walls of chitin heterotroph no
6
Q
Animalia
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multicellular eukaryote heterotroph no cell walls or chloroplasts yes
7
Q
Plantae
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multicellular some uni eukaryote autotroph no cell walls of cellulose and chloroplasts
8
Q
For many species, there are often regional differences in their
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common names
9
Q
What kingdoms composed the three-kingdom classification system used by scientists in the late 1800’s?
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animals, plants, protists
10
Q
Which of the kingdoms in the six-kingdom system of classification was once grouped with plants?
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Fungi
11
Q
Convergent evolution
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organisms that are quite different from each other evolve similar body structure
12
Q
What is a cladogram?
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a diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms
13
Q
What is Cladistical analysis?
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identifies and considers only those characteristics of organisms that are new and arise as lineages evolve over time
