Taxonomy of Microorganisms Flashcards
it means to define and describe its scope of study
taxonomy
means to trace the natural origin and history of microbes
evolution
to compare the systems that represent the tree of life
classification
to identify and assign specific names for microbes
nomenclature
it is the science of classifying living organisms; organizing, classifying, and naming living things
taxonomy
identifying and classifying organisms accdg. to specific criteria; each organism placed into a classificiation system
taxonomy
who introduced the formal system of taxonomy? living organisms are divided into 2 kingdoms: Plantae and Animalia
Carl von Linne (Carolus Linnaeus, 1701-1778)
what does taxa mean
taxonomic categories
swiss botanist, proposed that bacteria and fungi be placed in the planet kingdom
Carl von Nageli (1857)
proposed the Kingdom Protista, to include baacteria, protozoa, algae, and fungi
Ernst Haeckel
french biologist; introduced prokaryot to distinguing bacteria.
Edouard Chatton (1937)
canadian bacteriologist; proposed the kingomg Prokaryotae
Robert G.E. Murray (1968)
1700s: 2 kingdoms = plant and animal : by __________________ and ___________________
Charles Darwin and Ernst Haeckel
1800s: 3 kingdoms = plant, animal, protista by _________________________
Ernst Haeckel
1950-1990s: 5 kingdoms = plant animal, protista, fungi by _________________
Robert Whittaker
Present: eubacteria, archaebacteria, protista, animal, plant, fungi by _____________________
Carl Woese & George Fox
part of taxonomy that is about orderly arrangment of organisms into hierarchy of taxa
classification
discovering and recoding the traits of organisms
identification
assigning scientific names to various taxonomic categories and individual organisms
nomenclature
scheme that represents the natural relatedness between groups of living beings
phylogeny
this refine the system of taxonomy
phylogenic relationships
it is found in all cells based on the analysis of the sequence of ribonucleotides in a molecule
ssu rRNA
