SC3_Classification Study Guide Flashcards
How do we Classify?
Name all 8 Taxa from Largest to Smallest:
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Where does “Taxa” come from:
“Taxonomy”
What Kingdom(s) contain ONLY multicellular Eukaryote organisms that are Heterotrophic?
Fungi and Animalia
What Kingdom(s) contain ONLY multicellular eukaryote organisms that can Make Their Own Food? and what is the word for "Make Their Own Food"?
Plantae
Autotroph
Define: Nucleus
A Structure inside a cell that holds the Genetic Information (called DNA)
Define: Autotroph
a Self-Feeding Organism
Define: Heterotroph
An organism that “Cannot Create Its Own Food”
Define: Eukaryote
An organism that “Contains a Nucleus”
Define: Prokaryote
An organism that “Does not have a Nucleus”
Define: Species
The Smallest Classification in the Taxonomy Rank
Define: Taxonomy
The study of Classifying Organisms
Define: Binomial Nomenclature
The system of naming organisms using two names, their Genus and Species names
List 3 facts about bacteria that are true for all EuBacteria.
Unicellular
Prokaryotes
Live in Hospitable Environments
Which kingdom contains members that are found in Extreme Environments, like volcanoes or deep sea vents?
ArchaeBacteria
Which Kingdom is commonly known as the “Junk Drawer” or “Odds and Ends”?
This Kingdom has a little bit of everything in it.
Protista
Which Kingdom contains Multicellular and some unicellular Heterotrophs that usually do not move and eat dead and decaying matter?
Fungi
Which language is the root language of our modern classification system?
Latin
Using the Scientific Name, how would you classify Humans? Which is the Genus Name?
Homo sapiens
How do Aristotle’s, Linnaeus’ and our Current Systems of classification differ?
Aristotle: Observable Traits, Not Accurate
Linnaeus: Similarities and Differences
Did not use Common Names
Used Binomial Nomenclature
Current Systems: Use Observable Traits, as well as, DNA and Proteins, and still use Binomial Nomenclature
Can members of different Genera belong to the same Species?
Why or Why Not?
No.
Genus’ are Higher Order of Classification
(Remember what the Classification Hierarchy looks like)
Can members of different Families belong to the same Order?
Why or Why Not?
Yes.
because Families are Lower in the Order of Classification
(Remember what the Classification Hierarchy looks like)
A Species Is… a group of organisms capable of breeding with each other and producing fertile offspring.
Why is a Mule or a Zonkey or a liger, NOT considered a species?
All three of these cannot product fertile offspring.
There DNA is close enough to Breed, but far enough apart that they create infertile offspring.
Why don’t scientists use Common Names, instead of the two-word names?
Give both examples:
Common Names:
Can be misleading (Rhinoceros Beetle)
Too Many of them (Woodchuck, GroundHog)
Create a Dichotomous Key to describe an organism: (use a separate piece of paper)
This is problem (16) in the Study Guide
Show work
Compare and Contrast the plant and animal kingdoms, listing at least one difference and two similarities:
Differences:
Plant: Autotroph
Animal: Heterotroph-Cannot Create Its Own Food
Similarities:
Eukaryotic (Has a Nucleus)
Multicellular
