Systematics Flashcards

1
Q

The science of classifying organisms

A

Taxonomy

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2
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follows a system of naming called binomial nomenclature

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Species

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3
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The study of relationships among organisms

A

Systematics

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4
Q

Alternative Classifications of Life

A

Five Kingdoms vs Three Domains

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5
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Linnaean system of classification by

A

Carl Linnaeus (1785)

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6
Q

How animals are classified

A

Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

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7
Q

Three taxonomic categories of living organisms above the kingdom level

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Domain

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8
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Five major groups of living organisms

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Kingdom

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9
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What are the three domain system

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DOMAIN Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

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10
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What are the five kingdom system

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Monera, Protista, Plantae, Fungi, Animalia

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11
Q

Unicellular
Prokaryotic
Cells have thick, rigid walls
Ecologically diverse

A

DOMAIN Bacteria

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12
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keep their genetic material, or DNA, inside the nucleus

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DOMAIN Eukarya

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13
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Classifies living things according to their ancestry over the course of evolution

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KINGDOM

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14
Q

makes its own food

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Autotrophic

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15
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feeds on other living things

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heterotrophic

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16
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having only one cell

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Unicellular

17
Q

having two or more cells

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multicellular

18
Q

the genetic material is surrounded by a membrane

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Eukaryotes

19
Q

lacking a membrane

A

prokaryotes

20
Q

needs oxygen

A

Aerobic

21
Q

does not use oxygen

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anaerobic