Classification And Evolutionary Trees Flashcards
What is an accepted classification method and who proposed it and when?
The binomial classification, by Carl Linnaeus in the 1700’s
What is the order in binomial classification
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
What is the order in binomial classification
Kingdom - King
Phylum - Philip
Class - Came
Order - Over
Family - From
Genus - Great
Species - Spain
In humans what is our Kingdom, Phylum etc.
Animal
Chordata (spinal cord)
Mammalia
Primate
Hominidae
Homo
Sapiens
How is the species name written?
In italics, underlined
How is classification made?
DNA
Anatomical similarities
Comparing biochemistry of cells
What is the 3 domain system and how many kingdoms do they make?
Archeaea (primitive bacteria), bacteria eukaryotes
6xkingdoms=archaebacteria l, eubacteria, protist a and the rest of eukaryotes types
Which scientist developed the three domain system and when?
Carl woese in the 1970’s