Classification and Biodiversity Flashcards
What are the 5 kingdoms?
- Prokaryotae
- Protoctista
- Fungi
- Plantae
- Animalia
What is an autotroph?
An organism that can make food from inorganic substances
What is a Heteroph?
Organisms that use organic food sources
What are the 3 Domains?
- Archaea
- Bacteria
- Eukarya
Define Classification
The organisation of living organisms into groups according to their shared similarities and differences
Define Taxonomy
The study of the principles behind classification
Why do we study?
To make the study of living organisms more manageable, to support ideas of evolution, to allow scientists to communicate with each other.
What is the Phylogenetic Hierachy?
The modern classification system
What is a Hierachy?
Where a large group of items (in this case organisms) is split into smaller and smaller groups.
What is meant by Phylogenetic?
The organisms are grouped to reflect their evolutionary relatedness.
What is the 7 taxa groups in order (largest to smallest)?
- Kingdom
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species
Define Species
A group of organisms that can interbreed under natural conditions to produce natural offsrping
What is the latin naming system and how does it work?
Binomials, made of Genus-species.
Why are virus’ not included in the 5 kingdom classification system?
They do not carry out life processes on their own
What do taxonomists use to group organisms?
Similarities and Differences