ecology Flashcards
how layed the ground work for modern classification?
Carl Linnaeus
what are the 5 animal kingdoms?
animals
bacteria
fungi
prtists
plantsprokaryotes
what are the 8 groups in order?
domain
kingdom
phylum
class
order
family
genus
species
how did carl classify the creatures?
from their characteristics and bone structure
what is the Binomial naming system?
naming a species by their genes and species name (its slanted and first letter is capital rest is lower case like, Homo sapien)
what 3 domains are all living things classified in?
bacteria
archaea
eukarya
why use the Binomial naming system?
its universal and used by every language
tell me about the 3 domains
true bacteria consists of bacteria
archaea usually live in extreme environments
eukarya includes animals, plants, fungi and protists
what is a producer?
organisum that creates its own food
what is a consumer?
it has to eat other organisums because it can’t make its own food
what is population?
group of same species living in same area
what is a community?
Groups of different species living together in the same area.
what is a herbivore?
a creature that only eats plants
what is a decomposer?
An organism which breaks down remains of other organisms and releases these nutrients into the soil.
what is a carnivore?
a creature that only eats meat
