Kingdom Of Life Flashcards

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1
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Scientists classify organisms into groups called

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Taxons

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2
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Taxons are ranked by

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Size

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3
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Taxons start by domains and then

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Kingdoms

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4
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Life is grouped into _ kingdoms

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Five

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5
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Most defining characteristic of the kingdoms are seen at _ level

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Cellular

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6
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In 1977, Carl Woese found that life forms fall into _ domains

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3

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7
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The domains are determined by their _ structure

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Cell

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8
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Domains also are determined by the form of their

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Ribosomal RNA

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9
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Ribosomal RNA are

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Protein-making molecules inside cells

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10
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Eukarya are organisms who have a (domains)

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Nucleus

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11
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_ and _ have no nucleus (domain)

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Archea

Bacteria

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12
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Each domain group have a distinct

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Cell membrane structure

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13
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Bacteria and archea are in the _ kingdom

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Prokaryote

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14
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Bacteria and archea are a distinct group of _ organisms

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Primeval

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15
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Prokaryotes are _ microorganisms

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Single-celled

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16
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Prokaryotes don’t contain nuclei nor

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Other membrane-bound structures

17
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DNA in prokaryotes is bound in a

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Single, simple chromosome

18
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Prokaryotes are (3)

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Coccus

Bacillus

Spirillum