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Taxonomy Flashcards

1
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What is taxonomy?

A

A branch of biology which classifies all living things hierarchically

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What is a taxon?

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A named group of organisms that share a certain number of common characteristics

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3
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Who developed binomial classification?

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Carolus Linnaeus (1700s)

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4
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What are the orders of the modern classification model?

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Domain 
Kingdom
Phylum 
Class 
Order 
Family 
Genus 
Species
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5
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What is a good mnemonic for learning taxonomy orders?

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Dear King Philip Came Over For Good Soup

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6
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What are the 3 taxonomic domains?

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Archaea
Bacteria
Eukaryota

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7
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What are the 5 kingdoms under Eukarya?

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Plantae
Protozoa
Animalia
Chromista 
Fungi
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8
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What do all members of the phylum Chordata have in common?

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All develop with a notochord (which eventually becomes the intervertebral discs)

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What do all members of the Mammalia class have in common?

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Young are fed from mammary glands

Have hair/fur on bodies

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What do binomial classification names consist of?

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Genus and species (genus capitalised, both italicised)

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What letter do Orders under the class Mammalia tend to end in?

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-a

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12
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What do Orders in fish and birds tend to end in?

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-iformes

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13
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What do Family names tend to end in?

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-idae

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14
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What does the order Perissodactyla consist of anatomically?

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Odd-toed ungulates in hindlimb

Horses

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What does the order Artiodactyla consist of anatomically?

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Even-toed ungulates

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16
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What families fall under the order Artiodactyla?

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Cervidae (deer)
Bovidae (sheep/goats/cows)
Suidae (pigs/boars)

17
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What families fall under the order Carnivora?

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Felidae (cats)
Canidae (dogs and foxes)
Mustelidae (weasels/otters/badgers)

18
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What families fall under the order Rodentia?

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Sciuridae (squirrels)
Muridae (mice and rats)
Caviidae (guinea pigs)

19
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What families fall under the order Lagomorpha?

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Leporidae (rabbits and hares)

20
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What families fall under the order Soricomorpha?

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Soricidae (shrews)

Talpidae (moles)

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