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Taxonomy + classification Flashcards

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What is a species?

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A group of animals that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring

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What are the 7 levels of classification?

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Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

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What are the 5 kingdoms?

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Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Prokaryote
Protoctista

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What are the 5 classes for vertebrates?

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• Pisces
• Reptilia
• Amphibia
• Aves
• Mammalia

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What is a clade?

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Looking at common ancestors and their descendants on a phylogenetic tree

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What is classed to be in the animalia kingdom

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All multicellular animals

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What is classed to be in the plantae kingdom

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All multicellular green plants

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What is classed to be in the fungi kingdom

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Multicellular moulds, mushrooms and yeast

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What is classed to be in the prokaryote kingdom

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Unicellular, with no nucleus - bacteria and algae

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What is classed to be in the protoctista kingdom

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Unicellular, with a nucleus. Amoeba and paramecium

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