Taxonomy And Systematics Flashcards
Order of taxonomy groups
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Subspecies
Why is there ambiguity associated with common names
Different species have different names depending geographical location
How to write the nomenclature
Italics
Capital letter for genus
Lower case letter for species
What is a subspecies
Associated with geographical isolation of populations of a species
Definition of taxonomy
Naming of species typically associated with the original description of species
Definition of nomenclature
Assignment of a distinctive name to a species
Definition of taxon/clade
Any grouping of a species that share a particular set of characteristics
How are domains organised
Ribosomes
Ribosomal RNA suggests 3 evolutionary lineages
3 domains
Archaea
Eubacteria
Eukarya
What suggests the kingdoms
Cellular organisation
5 kingdoms
Monera
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
Number of phyla in animalia
26
What is a species name made of
A capitalised genus name
Un-capitalised species name
Archaea
Prokaryotic microbes that live in extreme environments
Systematics
The study of the kinds and diversity of organisms and the evolutionary relationship between them
Eubacteria
True bacteria - prokaryotic organisms
Eukarya
All eukaryotic organisms
Monera
Prokaryotic bacteria
Cyanobacteria
Protista
Eukaryotic single-celled organisms
Fungi
Eukaryotic
Multi-celled organisms that have non-motile cells
Digest organic material extracellularly and absorb breakdown products
Plantae
Multi-celled organisms
Eukaryotic
Photosynthetic
Non-motile cells
Animalia
Eukaryotic
Multi-cellular organisms
Ingest other organisms
Motile cells
4 eukaryotic kingdoms
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
Main techniques for determining the degree of relatedness of 2 speices
Anatomical
Molecular (genetics)
How are genes sequenced
Nuclear
Mitochondria (maternal lineages)
Ribosomal RNA
Monophyletic group
Has a single ancestral species and all of its ancestors