Unit 11 Taxonomy Flashcards

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1
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Taxonomy

A

Identification and classification of organisms

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2
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What Greek philosopher grouped animals into land dwellers, water dwellers, and air dwellers and classified plants into 3 categories on the basis of their what

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Aristotle, stems

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3
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Who devised the 2 name system of naming organisms

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Linnaeus

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4
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The domains of 3 domain system of classification are what

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Archaea, Eubacteria, Eukarya

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5
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Phylogeny

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Evolutionary history of a species

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6
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All scientific names are made up of 2 words that are often derived from what language

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Latin

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7
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The first word of a scientific name is the what to which the organism belongs

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Genus

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8
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Poison Ivy is Alison known as Rhus toxicodendron. It’s species identifier is

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Toxicodendron

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Two organisms in the same class but different orders will be in the same what

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Phylum

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10
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Most multicellular uncleared autotrophs that carry on photosynthesis belong to what kingdom

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Plantae

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11
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Most cellular uncleared heterotrophs that always obtain food by absorbing nutrients from the environment belong to what kingdom

A

Fungi

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12
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Archaebacteria

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Simple non uncleared organisms that use hydrogen to produce methane

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13
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The more classification categories 2 species share the more what they have in common

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Characteristics

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14
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A genus is subdivided into smaller groups called

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Species

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15
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Kingdom

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Largest category

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Species

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Smallest category: only one organism

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17
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Phylum

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Largest subset with animal kingdom

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Division

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Largest subset with plant kingdom

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Species name

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2 part scientific name

20
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Species identifier

A

2nd part of an organisms name

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Varieties

A

Plants belonging to same species with slight differences

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Subspecies

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Animals belonging to the same species but different area

23
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The main criterion used in Linnaeus system in classification

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Morphology

24
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Order

A

Each subset within a class of an organism

25
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Archaebacteria

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Prokaryote/ unicellular/ auto and hetero

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Eubacteria

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Prokaryotes/uni/hetero and auto

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Protista

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Eukaryotes/ multi and uni/ auto and hetero

28
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Fungi

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Eukaryotes/multi and uni/ auto and hetero

29
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Plantae

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Eukaryotes/multi/ auto

30
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Animalia

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Eukaryotes/multi/hetero

31
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Organism that lives in hostile environment that cannot support other life forms are from what kingdom

A

Archaebacteria

32
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Amoebas and giant kelp are apart of what kingdom

A

Protista

33
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Fungi examples

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Mushroom, puffballs, mildew, and mold

34
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Bacteria examples (causes)

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Cause tooth decay and food poisoning

35
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Animalia examples

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Organisms with true nuclei and membrane bound organelles

36
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Eukarya includes

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Protista, fungi, plants, and animals

37
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Difference between archaebacteria and eubacteria

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Archaebacteria can live in harsh environments

38
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Difference between fungi and plants

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Fungi: heterotrophs
Plants: autotrophs

39
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Kingdom with multicellular hetero tropics organisms

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Animalia and Fungi

40
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Evidence allowing scientist to develop 3 domain system of classification

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Molecular biology (rRNA)