Taxonomy Flashcards

1
Q

How many species are there

A

13 billion

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2
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What percent of all organisms that have ever lived is this?

A

5%

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3
Q

Are all organisms on earth today identified

A

No

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4
Q

Define classification

A

The arrangement of organisms into groups based on their similarities

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5
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Who was the first taxonomist and what 2 groups did he place organisms in

A

Aristotle and animals and plants

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6
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How did Aristotle subdivide his 2 groups

A

By habitat

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7
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What 18th century taxonomist developed the naming system still used today

A

Linnaeus

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8
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How did Linnaeus group his organisms

A

By structure

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9
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What is Linnaeus’s naming system called

A

Binomial nomenclature

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10
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What language is used for scientific naming

A

Latin

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11
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Sometimes, scientific names may be —– instead of Latin

A

Greek

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12
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Who is the father of taxonomy

A

Linnaeus

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13
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Explain binomial nomenclature

A

2 word name, genus and species

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14
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How do scientific names appear when hand written

A

Underlined

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15
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How do scientific names appear in print

A

italicized

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16
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Which word of a scientific name must be capitalized

A

Genus

17
Q

What is the common and scientific name for people

A

Homo sapiens

18
Q

What is a taxon

A

Category/ group into related organisms are placed

19
Q

What is the plural form of taxon

A

Taxa

20
Q

There is a ——– of groups that goes from the broadest grouping to the most ——- grouping

A

Hierarchy and specific

21
Q

8 taxa in order from broadest to most specific

A

Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

22
Q

What is the newest and broadest taxon

A

Domain

23
Q

What is the most specific taxon

A

Species

24
Q

Humans belong to which taxa

A

Eukarya

25
Q

Name 3 domains

A

Prokarya, arches and bacteria, eukarya

26
Q

What are the main characteristics of the domain eukarya

A

Eukaryotes, nucleus, and membrane bound organelles

27
Q

Where do archaea live? Give examples

A

Harsh environments sewage plants

28
Q

Where are eubacteria found

A

All habitatas

29
Q

Some bacteria cause—- but may act as ——– and are important to the —————

A

Disease, decomposes, environment

30
Q

Where do some types of eubacteria live in animals

A

Intestines

31
Q

The domain eukarya is divided into how many kingdoms

A

4

32
Q

List 4 kingdoms of eukarya and examples of organisms in them

A

1- animal, human
2- plant, tree
3- fungi, mushrooms
4- protist, algae

33
Q

Blank and blank kingdoms contain only multicellular organisms

A

Animal and plant

34
Q

Where are protist found and list the main characteristics

A

Aquatic water, unicellular some multi some autotrophic

35
Q

All members of kingdom fungi are blank except for uni blank

A

Multi and yeast