Week 1 Flashcards
Carl Linnaeus
Father of taxonomy (field of naming and classifying organisms)
Gave every organism he described a scientific name (binomial nomenclature)
Carl Linnaeus
Binomial nomenclature
The scientific name of a group of organisms of the same type (e.g., homo sapiens)
Must be unique to one type of organism
Species name
includes the genus and the “specific epithet”
Species name
taxonomy
field of naming and classifying organisms
mnemonic for nomenclature
- Domain > Kingdom > Phylum > Class > Order > Family > Genus > Species
- Did King Phillip Come Over For Great Sex?
Three domains of life
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya
Simple single celled organisms that lack a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Bacteria
prokaryote meaning
before nucleus
Prokaryotes
Bacteria and Archaea
Single celled prokaryotes that live in extreme conditions (thermal vents, hot springs, high salinity zones, etc.)
Archaea
no known harmful members of this domain to human life
archaea
Eukarya
Single-celled and multicellular organisms that have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles (this is humanity’s domain)
Divided into 4 kingdoms
Eukarya