Diversity Flashcards
1
Q
Who created the two-name system for classifying organisms?
A
Carolus Linneaus.
2
Q
Who created the 5 kingdom classification system?
A
Thomas Whittaker
3
Q
Who divided the 5 kingdom classification into 3 domains
A
Carl Woese
4
Q
What are the 3 classified domains?
A
-Archaea
- Eubacteria
- Eukaryote
5
Q
What are the six kingdoms?
A
plantae, animalia, fungi, protists, eubacteria, archaebacteria
6
Q
Why is there a need to use classification system?
A
To study and include each organism along with its identification and habitat.
7
Q
Organisms are classified according to their?
A
- cell type (whether its eukaryotic or prokaryotic/ has cell wall or not)
- Nutrition (autotrophic or heterotrophic or saprophytic)
- number of cells in their body (unicellular or multicellular)
