CLASSIFYING ORGANISMS Flashcards

The Three-Domain System

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three domains that classify organisms

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Domain Archaea, Domain Bacteria, & Domain Eukarya

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consists of those prokaryotes that inhabit the harshest environments. Believed to be the ancestors of Kingdom Eukarya

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Domain Archaea

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consists of other prokaryotes

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Domain Bacteria

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arose from prokaryotes through internal membranous system and symbiosis with prokaryotes

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Domain Eukarya

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oldest Eukarya; are flagellated with dual nuclei with a simple cytoskeleton that lack mitochondria

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Kingdom Archaezoa

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flagellated unicellular protists with mitochondria

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Kingdom Euglenozoa

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characterized by alveoli (vesicles below the plasma membrane)

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Kingdom Alveolata

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characterized by flagella that have hairlike protrusions

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Kingdom Stramenopila

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protists that evolved to lose their flagella

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Kingdom Rhodophyta

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decomposing organisms characterized by absorptive nutrition

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Kingdom Fungi

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