Distinctive Characteristics Of A Specific Taxon Flashcards
It is know as an arrangement law
Taxonomy
is the science of
classifying organisms to construct
internationally shared classification
systems with each organism placed into
more and more inclusive groupings
Taxonomy
A scientist who first proposed
organizing the known species of
organisms into a hierarchical
taxonomy
Carl ( Carolus ) Linnaeus
Species that
are most similar to each other are put
together within a grouping known as
Genus
Similar genera
(the plural of genus) are put together
within a……
Family
Eight levels of taxonomic system
( lowest to highest )
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom and Domain
Organization
from larger to
smaller, more
specific categories is
called a…..
Hierarchical system
A group kingdoms that have similar characteristics
Domain
A group of phyla that have similar characteristics
Kingdom
A group of classes that have similar characteristics
Phylum
A group of orders that have similar characteristics
Class
A group of families that have similar characteristics
Order
A group of genera that have similar characteristics
Family
A group of species that have similar characteristics
Genus
A group of organisms that have many
characteristics in common and are able to
reproduce with each other and make fertile
offspring
Species
The kingdom Animalia stems from what domain
Eukarya Domain
Scientists generally refer to an
organism only by its genus and species, which
is its two-word scientific name, in what is
caled
Binomial nomenclature
The name at each level is called a….
Taxon
Scientists commonly use the _________________
to depict the evolutionary history of living things
based on the idea that all cells share a ________________ ( LUCA )
Three Domain System
Least universal common ancestor
Three umbrella domain
Prokaryotic ARCHAEA, prokaryotic BACTERIA, eukaryotic EUKARYA
IMPORTANCE OF TAXONOMY IN
BIOLOGY
shows how living
things relate to one another, A universal
nomenclature system facilitates communication
between researchers conducting similar studies
Father of Taxonomy
Carolus ( Carl) Linnaeus
The Linnaean (also written as Linnean)
system divided life into two kingdoms:
Animalia and Vegetabilia
Made the
distinction between vertebrates and
invertebrates.
Jean-baptiste Lamarck
German scientist Ernst Haeckel (also
sometimes spelled as Haeckl)
introduced a tree of life with three
kingdoms:
Animalia, Plantae, and Protista
A german scientist who introduced a tree of life with three
kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, and
Protista.
Ernst Haeckel
Examples of protista
Euglena and Amoeba
