Taxonomy 11 Flashcards
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Taxonomy
the discipline of naming and classifying organisms
who was the father of modern taxonomy
Carl Linnaeus
Robert Whittaker
added kingdoms monera, protista, and fungi
what are the 6 kingdoms
animalia plantae fungi protista archaebacteria eubacteria
what are the 2 kingdoms monera was divided into
eubacteria and archabacteria
what are the 7 levels of taxonomy
Kingdoms Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
what is a species
organisms able to naturally interbreed and produce fertile offspring
Binomial nomenclature
“Two names”: organisms are named based on their genus and species
is the Genus name capitalized or not
yes
how should the full binomial nomenclature be written
either italicized or underlined
is speciation proof of macroevolution or special creation
neither
is archaebacteria unicellular or multicellular
unicellular
is archaebacteria prokaryotic or eukaryotic
prokaryotic
are archaebacteria autotrophs or heterotrophs
both
eubacteria
most of the worlds bacteria
is eubacteria unicellular or multicellular
unicellular
how are archaebacteria and eubacteria different
different chemical makeup
are protista single or multicellular organisms
both but more likely singlecellular
are protista autotrophs or heterotrophs
both
are protista prokaryotic or eukaryotic
eukaryotic
what does kingdom protista consist of
any microscopic organisms not part of kingdom bacteria, fungi, plantae or animalia
what kind of kingdom is protista
it is a catch all kingdom
what does kingdom Fungi consist of
mushrooms, molds, mildews, and yeasts
what do organisms in kingdom fungi do
decompose: consume dead or decaying organisms
