Lesson 11 - Taxonomy Flashcards
learn about the six kingdoms, as well as the seven levels of classification
What is taxonomy?
the discipline of naming and classifying organisms
Who was one of the first taxonomists?
Aristotle
What were the original four levels of taxonomy?
Class, Order, Genus, Species
What are the six kingdoms in biology today?
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria
What are the seven levels, from kingdom down to species, of taxonomy?
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
What two things are organisms of the same species able to do?
Naturally interbreed, produce fertile offspring
Organisms that reproduce “how” are based on their genome?
asexually
Binomial nomenclature, which means “two names,” refers to organisms that are named based on their _________ and ____________.
genus, species
In taxonomy, the genus name comes first and is _____________, and the full name is either _________________ or _________________.
Capitalize, italicized, underlined
Bioligists classify organisms based on their beliefs about lines of ___________________ descent.
Evolutionary
Speciation is not proof of ________evolution
macro
Archaebacteria (1-4)
Unicellular, prokaryotic, autotrophs and heterotrophs, able to live in extreme environments
Eubacteria (1-4)
Unicellular, prokaryotic, different chemical makeup from archaebacteria, includes bad bacteria and good bacteria
Protista (1-3)
Eukaryotic, includes single celled, multicellular, and colonial organisms, autotrophs and heterotrophs,
Fungi kingdom includes
Mushrooms, molds, mildews, yeasts
