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Taxonomy 11 Flashcards

1
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Taxonomy

A

the discipline of naming and classifying organisms

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2
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who was the father of modern taxonomy

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Carl Linnaeus

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3
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Robert Whittaker

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added kingdoms monera, protista, and fungi

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4
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what are the 6 kingdoms

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animalia
plantae
fungi
protista
archaebacteria
eubacteria
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5
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what are the 2 kingdoms monera was divided into

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eubacteria and archabacteria

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6
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what are the 7 levels of taxonomy

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Kingdoms
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
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7
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what is a species

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organisms able to naturally interbreed and produce fertile offspring

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8
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Binomial nomenclature

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“Two names”: organisms are named based on their genus and species

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9
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is the Genus name capitalized or not

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yes

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10
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how should the full binomial nomenclature be written

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either italicized or underlined

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11
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is speciation proof of macroevolution or special creation

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neither

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12
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is archaebacteria unicellular or multicellular

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unicellular

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13
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is archaebacteria prokaryotic or eukaryotic

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prokaryotic

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14
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are archaebacteria autotrophs or heterotrophs

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both

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15
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eubacteria

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most of the worlds bacteria

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16
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is eubacteria unicellular or multicellular

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unicellular

17
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how are archaebacteria and eubacteria different

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different chemical makeup

18
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are protista single or multicellular organisms

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both but more likely singlecellular

19
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are protista autotrophs or heterotrophs

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both

20
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are protista prokaryotic or eukaryotic

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eukaryotic

21
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what does kingdom protista consist of

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any microscopic organisms not part of kingdom bacteria, fungi, plantae or animalia

22
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what kind of kingdom is protista

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it is a catch all kingdom

23
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what does kingdom Fungi consist of

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mushrooms, molds, mildews, and yeasts

24
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what do organisms in kingdom fungi do

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decompose: consume dead or decaying organisms

25
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how are fungi and plantae cell walls different

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fungi have cell walls made of chitin plant cell walls are made of…..?

26
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are organisms in kingdom fungi prokaryotic or eukaryotic

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eukaryotic

27
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what does the kingdom plantae consist of

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flowering plants, mosses, and ferns

28
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kingdom plantae are

  • trophs
  • karyotic
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autotrophs

eukaryotic

29
Q

kingdom animalia are

  • cellular
  • karyotic
  • trophs
A

multi cellular
eukaryotic
heterotrophs

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