Taxonomy Flashcards
what are the characteristics of pisces
gills, wet scales, ectothermic
what are the characteristics of reptilia
dry scales, egg laying, ectothermic
what are the characteristics of amphibia
egg laying, moist skin, ectothermic
what are the characteristics of aves
egg laying, feathers, beaks, endothermic
what are the characteristics of mammalia
live bearing, milk producing, endothermic
what are the 5 vertebrate classes
pisces, reptilia, amphibia, aves, mammalia
what are the classification groups
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
what classification group is the most specific
species
how do you write the binomial name of an animal
genus is the first name, species is the second
- genus (upper case first letter)
- species (all lower case)
also underline.
what are the kingdom categories
Animalia
plantae
fungi
prokaryotae
protoctista
describe Animalia
all mulitcellular animals
describe plantae
multicellular, all green plants
describe fungi
multicellular, all moulds, yeast & mushrooms
describe prokaryotae
unicellular - no nucleus, bacteria, algae
describe protoctista
unicellular - nucleus, amoeba, paramecium
what does a phylogenic tree do?
shows how closely related the organisms are & any relative ancestors
what is a clade?
the ancestor & all the descendants
what’s taxonomy (classification)?
a way of classifying into groups living things based on similarities and differences
define species
group of animals with similar characteristics that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring
