Module 4 - Classification Flashcards
1
Q
What is classification?
A
- the arrangement of organisms based on similar features
2
Q
What is a species?
A
- a group of similar organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring
3
Q
Why are organisms classified?
A
- to identify species
- to find evolutionary links
4
Q
What is the binomial naming system?
A
- genus and species only
5
Q
Why is the binomial naming system useful?
A
- analyses evolutionary relationships between organisms
6
Q
- What are the five kingdoms?
A
- prokaryotae, protoctista, fungi, plantae, and animalia
7
Q
What are the three domains?
A
- bacteria
- archaea
- eukarya
8
Q
Why have the domains been introduced?
A
- too many similarities between eukaryotic kingdoms
- too many differences between prokaryotic kingdoms
9
Q
What are the taxonomic groups?
A
- Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
