Unit 2 Flashcards
The science of classifying organisms according to relatedness is called
Taxonomy
List 2 reasons for classifying
To study the diversity of life
To name and group organisms in a logical manner
The 2 part genus and species name of an organism is called
Binomial nomenclature
List, in order, the classifications for organisms
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
King Phillip Came Over From Greenland Singing
What are the 3 domains?
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
what are the 6 kingdoms?
Archaebacteria, Animalia, Eubacteria, Fungi, Protista, Plantae,
What is the difference between a prokaryote and a eukaryote?
The Eukaryotic has a nucleus and the Prokaryote does not.
Several different phyla make up a ____.
Kingdom
Several different orders make up a ____.
Class
Several different species make up a ____.
Genus
What 2 kingdoms did Linnaeus name?
Plantea and Anemia
Mushrooms, yeast and molds are in the kingdom ____.
Fungi
The 2 groups that the kingdom Monera have been divided into are ___ and___
Eubacteria
Archaebacteria
The most inclusive category is the ___.
Domain
The 3 domains are ____, ___, and ___
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya