Taxonomy Flashcards
Taxonomy (3)
The science of classifying organisms
Provides universal names for organisms
Provides a reference for identifying organisms
Why is taxonomy useful
To facilitate research, scholarships, and universal language of communication among scientists.
Systematic
AKA phylogeny.
The study of evolutionary history of organisms. The hierarchy of taxa reflects evolutionary or phylogenetic relationships .
How are taxonomic categories arranged
To show similarities among organisms
What is All Species Inventory
An international project launched in 2001 to identify and record every species of life o. Earth in the next 25 years.
What did Carolus Linnaes introduce in 1735
A formal system of classification dividing living organisms into 2 kingdoms–> Plantae and Animalia
What was put in the kingdom Plantae in the 1800s and what was proposed for kingdom Protista
Bacteria and fungi, and kingdom Protista proposed for bacteria, protozoa, algae, and fungi
Why was Prokaryotic term introduced in 1937
To distinguish cells having no nucleus from nucleated cells of plants and animals
What did Robert G.E. Murray propose in 1968
Kingdom Prokaryotae
In 1969 what was founded by Robert H. Whittaker
The 5 kingdom system in which prokaryotes were placed in the kingdom Prokaryotae, or Monera, and eukaryotes made up the other 4 kingdoms
What were the 5 kingdoms in 1969
Animalia, Plantae, Protista, Fungi, Prokaryotae
