classification and evolution Flashcards
why do we classify (state 4 reasons)
- for convenience
- to make the study of living things more manageable
- to make it easier to identify organisms
- to help us see the relationship, between species.
what are the problems, with using observable features, to classify
- insects and birds, both have wings but are not closely related
- some features of an organism are not observable
outline the other possible approaches to classification
- behaviour
- physiology
- cellular structure
- molecular analysis
define taxonomy
- the study of the principals, behind classification
- involves naming organisms and organising them into groups, based on characteristics and differences.
who was Carl Linnaeus
the first scientist, to formally do taxonomy.
what is a domain
- the highest taxonomic rank
- split into 3
- Archaea, bacteria and eukaryote
what is a kingdom
- 5 traditionally
- plantae, animalia, fungi, Protoctista and prokaryote
what is phylum
a major sub division, of a kingdom, that have the same body plan, e.g. the possession of a back bone
what is class
a group of organisms, that posses the same general traits, i.e. the same number of legs
what is order
a subdivision, of class, which needs additional information i.e. eat eating
what family
a group of closely related species
what is species
basic unit classification
at which taxon level, does the greatest difference exist
domain
at which taxon level do we need the greatest amount of information to classify
species
what is the biological definition of a species
a group of organism’s, that can freely interbreed to produce fertile offspring
what is the definition of phylogeny
the study of how closely related different species, it is the study of the evolutionary relationships, between organisms
what is the phylogenetic definition of a species
- a species, is a set of individuals, which have the same evolutionary, lineage, where two lines diverge, sufficiently they are called separate species.
- (textbook definition - a group of individual organisms that are very similar in appearance, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and genetics.
what is cytochrome c
a protein that is used in respiration
name 3 examples, of Protoctista
- chlorella
- amoeba
- plasmodium
given a common feature of organisms in the animal kingdom
A heterotroph is an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients.
what is mycelium
a thread like structure, made up of hyphae
what is the circular loop of DNA found in bacteria called
plasmids
why have we been able to improve the way we group species
- new data
- new technology
- peer review
- evaluation of ideas / theories/ reclassification
what is molecular phylogeny
looks at DNA molecules, and proteins, to see how closely related organisms are.
what do phylogenetic trees shows us?
it shows us, the evolutionary relationship, between organisms based on molecular differences as a result of mutations accumulated over time
what is the change in a sequence of bases called
a mutation
how can we use DNA to classify
- by using PCR and Electrophoresis to compare DNA fingerprints
- to see how similar or different two organisms are.
what is Electrophoresis
Gel electrophoresis is a technique used to separate DNA fragments according to their size. DNA samples
what is PCR
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a common molecular biology technique used in most applications of gene technology, for example, DNA profiling (eg. identification of criminals and determining paternity) or genetic engineering. It can be described as the in vitro method of DNA amplification.
who came up with the idea, of the three domain classification system
Woese
what are the key differences, between the Bacteria and Archaea, that suggest that they should be classified as different domains?
- differing enzymes, to cope with extreme environments (extremophiles)
- differing mechanisms, for DNA replication and RNA building
- differing cell membrane
- differing cell wall
- differing flagella