Dichotomous key Vocab

Question 1

Dichotomous key

Answer 1

Series of question or statement sets that is used to identify organisms or objects.

Question 2

Genus

Answer 2

Classification subdivision of a family of organisms

Question 3

Organism

Answer 3

Living thing

Question 4

Scientific name

Answer 4

name used by scientists that consist of an organism’s genus and species

Question 5

Species

Answer 5

group of organisms sharing similar traits that are capable of breeding fertile offspring

Question 6

Trait

Answer 6

Unique characteristic or quality.

Question 7

Taxonomic ranks

Answer 7

Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Question 8

Species concepts

Answer 8

Morphology - body shape, size, and other structural features
Biological species concept - a basis of whether or not the two species can intrebreed to produce fertile offspring
Phylogeny - evolutionary relationships among organisms. Do they have the same common ancestor?

Question 9

6 kingdoms

Answer 9

Bacteria
Archaea
Protista
Plantae
Fungi
Animalia

Question 10

3 Domains

Answer 10

Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya

Question 11

Bacteriophage

Answer 11

kind of virus that infects bacteria.

Question 12

Capsid

Answer 12

protein coat surrounding a virus.

Question 13

Host cell

Answer 13

cell that is infected by a virus.

Question 14

Lyse

Answer 14

to burst open.

Question 15

Lytic cycle

Answer 15

the reproductive cycle of a virus in which a virus enters a cell, makes copies of itself, and causes the cell to burst.

Question 16

Lysogenic cycle

Answer 16

viral nucleic acid inserts itself into the host

cell’s DNA. When the host cell divides, it copies the viral nucleic acid along with its own nucleic acid.

Question 17

Virus

Answer 17

microscopic particle that can replicate only by infecting living cells.