Classification System Flashcards
What do scientific names consist of? (2 things)
Genus name and species name
What is the hierarchical system used to identify organisms?
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
What is the pneumonic used to remember the hierarchical system?
Do
Keep
Ponds
Clean
Or
Frogs
Get
Sick
What is excluded from the classification system? (Why?)
Viruses as they aren’t true living organisms
What are the three domains?
Archaea
Eubacteria
Eukaryota
Where are archaea found?
Ocean + thermal vents
What are eubacteria?
True bacteria/prokaryotic organisms with no cell organelles
What are eukaryota?
All organisms with cells containing organelles
What are the 5 types of kingdom?
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Protista
Bacteria
Which kingdoms are Eukaryota?
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Protista
Which kingdom is Eubacteria?
Bacteria
What are Protista?
Single called free living or parasitic organisms
How do fungi reproduce?
By spores
What are the cell walls of fungi made of?
Chitin
List features of algae
Thallus+holdfast structures (no roots, shoots or leaves)
Simple structure
All types except one are aquatic
List features of mosses
No true roots, leaves or stems
Reproduce by spores
Sphagnum- produces acidic bags (peat)
List features of ferns
True roots and leaves
Alternation of generation lifestyle
An form fern forrests
What are the two types of seed plants?
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
What type of plant most commonly has gymnosperm seeds?
Trees (evergreen)
How many types of angiosperm are there? (What are they)
2
Dicotyledons
Monocotyledons
