Taxonomy (DOLT)

Question 1

Three domains

Answer 1

1. Eukaryota (membrane bound organelles)
2. Bacteria (prokaryotic cells)
3. Archaebacteria (prokaryotic cells)

Question 2

Carl Linnaeus

Answer 2

Swedish
1700s
Taxonomy system and binomial nomenclature
12,000 species categorized

Question 3

Taxonomy

Answer 3

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus Species

Question 4

Species definition

Answer 4

A group of organisms that can produce viable and fertile offspring

Question 5

Requirements for mating different species

Answer 5

Not done naturally
Must be from same genus
Do not produce viable and fertile offspring
ex. mule

Question 6

Dichotomous keys

Answer 6

Series of questions based on physical characteristics that categorize organisms into smaller and smaller groups
Questions can only have two answers

Question 7

Phylogenic trees

Answer 7

Evolutionary story
Show ancestral relations
Prove all living things are related

Question 8

Phylogenic relationships

Answer 8

how closely one organism is to another on a tree

Question 9

Cladograms

Answer 9

Type of phylogenic tree
Show latest common denominators
Qualitative
Show divergences

Question 10

Phylogenic divergence

Answer 10

When one species becomes two because of selective pressures

ex. Darwin’s finches

Question 11

Eukaryota

Answer 11

4 kingdoms:

1. Animalia (multicellular, heterotrophic)
2. Plantae (multicellular, autotrophic)
3. Fungi (multicellular and unicellular, absorptive heterotrophs)
4. Protista (mostly unicellular, auto and heterotrophic)

Question 12

Absorptive heterotrophs

Answer 12

Digest food externally

Question 13

Prokaryota

Answer 13

2 domains:

1. Archaea
2. Bacteria

Question 14

Archaebacteria

Answer 14

Unicellular, heterotrophic

“extremophiles”

Question 15

Eubacteria

Answer 15

Unicellular, auto and heterotrophic