Taxonomy Flashcards

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phylogeny

A

evolutionary history of species or group of species

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taxonomy

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scientific discipline of naming and classifying organisms

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binomial nomenclature

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formal system of naming species of living things by giving each 1 name composed of 2 parts

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levels of taxa

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domain

kingdom

phylum

class

order

family

genus

species

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number of domains (and their names)

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3 (eubacteria, archaea, and eukarya)

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virus

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strand of DNA or RNA surrounded by layer of protein

acellular particle (not alive)

infectious agent (inserts genetic material into cell’s DNA, overrides cell’s normal functioning, and replicates throughout body)

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caspid

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protein shell enclosing viral genome

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viral envelope

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membrane that surrounds caspid in some viruses

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composition of viral envelope

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host cell’s phospholipids and membrane proteins

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bacteriophage

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virus that infects bacteria

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prion

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misfolded protein

acellular particle (not alive)

infectious agent (transmits misfolded shape onto normal variants of same protein)

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