Systematics Flashcards
The science of classifying organisms
Taxonomy
follows a system of naming called binomial nomenclature
Species
The study of relationships among organisms
Systematics
Alternative Classifications of Life
Five Kingdoms vs Three Domains
Linnaean system of classification by
Carl Linnaeus (1785)
How animals are classified
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Three taxonomic categories of living organisms above the kingdom level
Domain
Five major groups of living organisms
Kingdom
What are the three domain system
DOMAIN Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
What are the five kingdom system
Monera, Protista, Plantae, Fungi, Animalia
Unicellular
Prokaryotic
Cells have thick, rigid walls
Ecologically diverse
DOMAIN Bacteria
keep their genetic material, or DNA, inside the nucleus
DOMAIN Eukarya
Classifies living things according to their ancestry over the course of evolution
KINGDOM
makes its own food
Autotrophic
feeds on other living things
heterotrophic