Whole topic Flashcards
species, kingdooms, domain theory
Define classification
Putting living organisms into groups according to their similarities
Name the main kingdoms of the living world in:
The original Linnean classification system
Fungi, Animals, Bacteria, Plants and Protist
Define a species
A group of organisms which reproduce to make fertile offspring
What’s the modern classification system?
KIngdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
What does it mean when a species become exstinct?
When all animals of a species dies out
What’s a canidae
dog
What’s a felidae
cat
What’s a panthera leo
lion
What’s a panthera tigris
tiger
True/ false
Thebinomialsystem of naming species uses Latin words.
true
True/ false
The binomial system is important because it allows scientists to accurately identify individual species
true
Three domain system is;
Archaea (primitive bacteria usually living in extreme environments)
Viruses
Eukaryota (including protists, fungi, plants and animals)
false Bacteria (true bacteria)
True/ false
Evolutionary trees can be created using DNA sequences of different species
true
What was the first classification system?
Linnean
What are the 5 kingdoms?
animals (all multicellular animals)
plants (all green plants)
fungi (moulds, mushrooms, yeast)
protists (Amoeba, Chlorella and Plasmodium)
prokaryotes (bacteria, blue-green algae)
