Taxonomy Flashcards
Carolus Linnaeus
The founding father of taxonomy
Binomial Nomenclature
Genus-Species
Seven Linnaeus levels of organisms
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom (sometimes DOMAIN)
Phylogenetic Tree
Evolutionary tree of life forms in awesomeness evolutionness stuff that is stupid and dumber than anything else alway
Modern DOMAINS
ARCHAEA (Prokaryotic, able to withstand really crazy environments), Eubacteria (Bacteria), Eukaryota (Eukaryotic cells)
Kingdoms
MONERA (prokaryotic), PROTISTA (One celled eukaryotic organism), FUNGI (Decomposers) , ANIMALIA, PLANTAE (autotrophs)
9 Phyla in Kingdom Animalia
Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Mollusca, Annelida, Arthropoda, Echinodermata, Chordata
Porifera
Sponges
Cnidaria
Jellyfish, sea anemones, hydra, Etc.
Platyhelminthes
Flat Worms
Nematoda
Round Worms
Mollusca
Snails, clams, squid, etc.
Annelida
Segmented worms (earthworms, leeches, etc)
Arthropoda
Crabs,, spiders, lobster, millipedes, insects
Echinodermata
Sea stars, sand dollars, etc.