Taxonmoy And Classification Flashcards
What terms describe animals?
Eukaryotic, multicellular, and heterotroph
What terms describe fungi?
Eukaryotic, multicellular/unicellular, heterotroph.
What terms describe Protists?
Eukaryotic, multicellular/unicellular, photosynthetic/autotrophic/ heterotrophic.
What terms describe bacteria?
Prokaryotic, unicellular, autotrophic/heterotrophic.
Who is the scientist associated with taxonomy and classification?
Carolus Linnaeus
What are the 7 levels in order from largest to smallest?
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
What is a way to remember the seven taxon’s in order?
King, Philip, came, over, for, giant, squids.
What are the 3 domains?
Archae, bacteria, and eukarya
What is a two word naming system using Latin or Greek?
Binomial nomenclature
What two taxons make up a scientific name?
Species and genus
What makes a scientific name different from a common name?
It is different because they are in Latin and the genus is capitalized, while the species isn’t. Then the whole name is underlined (when written) italicized (when typed)
What terms describe plants?
Eukaryotic, multicellular, and photosynthetic.
