Taxonomy Flashcards

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Carolus Linnaeus

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The founding father of taxonomy

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Binomial Nomenclature

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Genus-Species

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Seven Linnaeus levels of organisms

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Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom (sometimes DOMAIN)

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Phylogenetic Tree

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Evolutionary tree of life forms in awesomeness evolutionness stuff that is stupid and dumber than anything else alway

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Modern DOMAINS

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ARCHAEA (Prokaryotic, able to withstand really crazy environments), Eubacteria (Bacteria), Eukaryota (Eukaryotic cells)

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Kingdoms

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MONERA (prokaryotic), PROTISTA (One celled eukaryotic organism), FUNGI (Decomposers) , ANIMALIA, PLANTAE (autotrophs)

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9 Phyla in Kingdom Animalia

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Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Mollusca, Annelida, Arthropoda, Echinodermata, Chordata

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Porifera

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Sponges

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Cnidaria

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Jellyfish, sea anemones, hydra, Etc.

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Platyhelminthes

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Flat Worms

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Nematoda

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Round Worms

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Mollusca

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Snails, clams, squid, etc.

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Annelida

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Segmented worms (earthworms, leeches, etc)

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Arthropoda

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Crabs,, spiders, lobster, millipedes, insects

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Echinodermata

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Sea stars, sand dollars, etc.

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Chordata

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Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, lampreys

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3 Subphyla of Chordata

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Urochordata (TAIL CORD), Cephalochordata (Head cord), Verebrata (Backbone)

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Urochordata

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Animals with tail cord such as Tunicates

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Cephalochordata

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Head cord, Such as Lampreys

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Vertebrata

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Animals with backbone

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2 Superclasses of Vertebrata

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Aganatha (NO JAW), Gnathostomata (WITH JAW)

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Aganatha

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NO JAW

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Gnathostomata

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JAW JAW

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6 Classes of Vertebrata

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Chondrichthyes (Sharks, rays), Osteichthyes (Fish), Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves (birds), Mammalia,

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Chondrichthyes

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RAYS and SHARKS. Two chambered heart, Cartilaginous endoskeleton, 5-7 gill pairs, no swim bladder or lung, internal fertilization

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Osteichthyes

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FISH. Bony skeleton, swim bladder, two chambered heart, gills with bony gill arches, external fertilization

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Amphibia

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Amphibians. Bony skeleton, Four limbs, webbed feet, 4 toes, cold blooded (ectothermic), Large mouth with small teeth, three-chambered heart, Separate sexes, internal or external fertilization, Amniotic egg (laid in water)

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Reptilia

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Reptiles. Horny epidermal scales, paired limbs with five toes,bony skeleton , lungs, no gills, three-chambered heart, cold-blooded (ectothermic), large mouth with small teeth, separate sexes, internal fertilization, egg-laying on land, eggs contain extra embryonic membranes

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Aves

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BIRDS. Bones with air cavities, beak and no teeth, 4-chambered heart, warm blooded, lungs with thin air sacs, egg-laying, eggs have hard calcified shells

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Mammalia

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MAMMALS. Hair, glands, Milk producing, teeth, fleshy external ears, 4 limbs, 4-chambered heart, lungs, larynx, highly developed brain, worm-blooded, internal fertilization, live birth

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Oviparous

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Egg laying

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Kingdom Monera

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prokaryotic: bacteria, cyanobacteria

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Kingdom Protista

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One celled eukaryotic organisms, algae, protozoa

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Kingdom Fungi

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Decomposers: mold, mushrooms, yeast, smuts, mildew

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Kingdom Plantae

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Autotrophs

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These guys are photosynthetic organisms

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Plants, cyanobacteria, and algae