Unit 11 Taxonomy Flashcards

1
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Taxonomy

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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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9
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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

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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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16
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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

18
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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

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2nd part of an organisms name

21
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Varieties

A

Plants belonging to same species with slight differences

22
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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

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Each subset within a class of an organism

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Archaebacteria
Prokaryote/ unicellular/ auto and hetero
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Eubacteria
Prokaryotes/uni/hetero and auto
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Protista
Eukaryotes/ multi and uni/ auto and hetero
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Fungi
Eukaryotes/multi and uni/ auto and hetero
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Plantae
Eukaryotes/multi/ auto
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Animalia
Eukaryotes/multi/hetero
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Organism that lives in hostile environment that cannot support other life forms are from what kingdom
Archaebacteria
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Amoebas and giant kelp are apart of what kingdom
Protista
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Fungi examples
Mushroom, puffballs, mildew, and mold
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Bacteria examples (causes)
Cause tooth decay and food poisoning
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Animalia examples
Organisms with true nuclei and membrane bound organelles
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Eukarya includes
Protista, fungi, plants, and animals
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Difference between archaebacteria and eubacteria
Archaebacteria can live in harsh environments
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Difference between fungi and plants
Fungi: heterotrophs Plants: autotrophs
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Kingdom with multicellular hetero tropics organisms
Animalia and Fungi
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Evidence allowing scientist to develop 3 domain system of classification
Molecular biology (rRNA)