Lesson 1 And Lesson 2 (quiz, 2nd semester) Flashcards
List the 7 layers of classification.
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
Anagrams to remember the 7 layers of classification.
King Phillip Came Over For Good Spaghetti
Kings Play Cards On Flat Green Stools
List the rules for scientific naming.
- Names always in Latin or Greek (no mixing and matching).
- Genus name is 1st, species name is 2nd.
- First letter of genus is capital (all rest is lower case)
- If typing = whole thing in italics
If writing = whole thing is underlined
Ex. Canis familaris { scientific name for dog
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Genus Species
What is another word for “living thing”?
Organism
List what makes living things different from non living things.
- Grow
- Reproduce
- Eventually die
- Respond in some way to changes in environment
- Need energy
- Take nutrients from surroundings and digest it
- Produce waste
- Are composed/made of cell(s)
What is taxonomy?
The science of classifying living things.
What idea or principal is taxonomy based on?
That everything in our world is related in some way.
Who introduced the taxonomy system that became the basis for the system we use today and why did he do it?
Who = Carolus Linnaeus Why = recognized that little information was available about how to classify plants / saw a need for a universal classification system that would allow all scientists to communicate with one another about living things in a meaningful way.
List the five kingdoms of living things we use today.
Plantae Anamalia Protists Fungi Monerans
Why is the triangle written upside-down?
Because as you move down the triangle fewer organisms are included (more and more specific).
Which word is the genus?
Which word is the species?
The first word.
The second word.
What are three ways that organisms are usually named?
Prominent feature
Location they are found
Scientists who discovered them
How do you determine which two organisms are closely related?
They both have the exact same layers on the table except for their species.
What is ecology?
The study of interactions between organisms and their environment.
What does ecology explain?
How living organisms affect each other and the world they live in.
What are some examples of ecosystems?
Jungle, Arctic, desert, ocean, pond…
What is a ecosystem?
Anywhere that things live.
What is the definition of biotic?
The living environment. This includes all of the living OR once living organisms.
Ex. Fossils