What is taxonomy? - ANSWER the science of naming and classifying organisms
What is binomial nomenclature? - ANSWER two word naming system
What 2 words make up an organisms binomial name? How do you write it? -
ANSWER The first part is the genus to which the species belongs, the second part is
the species name. They are both italicized and the 1st letter of the first word is capital
Who is Linnaeus? - ANSWER Father of taxonomy
What is hierarchical system of classification? - ANSWER categories to organize living
things, the higher the category, the more inclusive
What is a taxon? - ANSWER a taxonomic group of any rank, such as a species, family,
or class.
What is the order of taxonomy categories from most inclusive to most exclusive? -
ANSWER Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
What is a phylogenetic tree? - ANSWER diagram that shows how species are related
to each other through common ancestors
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, What common language is used in taxonomy? Why? - ANSWER Latin, it is a dead
language
What is phylogeny? - ANSWER The evolutionary history of a species or group of
related species
What are the 3 domains? - ANSWER Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
Domain Bacteria - ANSWER prokaryotic, unicellular organisms, asexual
reproduction, Cyanobacteria and photosynthetic, most heterotrophic
Domain Eukarya - ANSWER unicellular and multicellular organisms, have membrane
bound nucleus, sexual reproduction common
Domain Archaea - ANSWER Prokaryotic, unicellular, produce asexually, live in
extreme environments, cell wall is diverse
How many kingdoms are in domain eukarya? - ANSWER Four, Protista, Fungi,
Plantae, Animalia
Kingdom Protista - ANSWER diverse group, mostly single celled, filaments and
colonies multicellular, no true tissues, nutrition diverse, examples: green algae, paramecia,
slime molds
Kingdom Fungi - ANSWER Form species, multicellular (except yeast), lack flagella not
motile, cell walls of chitin, saptrotropic, Examples: mushrooms, molds, yeast
Kingdom Plantae - ANSWER Primarily on land, multicellular, true tissues, organ-
system level of organization, cell walls of cellulose, Photosynthetic, Examples: cacti, ferns
and cypress trees
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What is binomial nomenclature? - ANSWER two word naming system
What 2 words make up an organisms binomial name? How do you write it? -
ANSWER The first part is the genus to which the species belongs, the second part is
the species name. They are both italicized and the 1st letter of the first word is capital
Who is Linnaeus? - ANSWER Father of taxonomy
What is hierarchical system of classification? - ANSWER categories to organize living
things, the higher the category, the more inclusive
What is a taxon? - ANSWER a taxonomic group of any rank, such as a species, family,
or class.
What is the order of taxonomy categories from most inclusive to most exclusive? -
ANSWER Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
What is a phylogenetic tree? - ANSWER diagram that shows how species are related
to each other through common ancestors
1
, What common language is used in taxonomy? Why? - ANSWER Latin, it is a dead
language
What is phylogeny? - ANSWER The evolutionary history of a species or group of
related species
What are the 3 domains? - ANSWER Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
Domain Bacteria - ANSWER prokaryotic, unicellular organisms, asexual
reproduction, Cyanobacteria and photosynthetic, most heterotrophic
Domain Eukarya - ANSWER unicellular and multicellular organisms, have membrane
bound nucleus, sexual reproduction common
Domain Archaea - ANSWER Prokaryotic, unicellular, produce asexually, live in
extreme environments, cell wall is diverse
How many kingdoms are in domain eukarya? - ANSWER Four, Protista, Fungi,
Plantae, Animalia
Kingdom Protista - ANSWER diverse group, mostly single celled, filaments and
colonies multicellular, no true tissues, nutrition diverse, examples: green algae, paramecia,
slime molds
Kingdom Fungi - ANSWER Form species, multicellular (except yeast), lack flagella not
motile, cell walls of chitin, saptrotropic, Examples: mushrooms, molds, yeast
Kingdom Plantae - ANSWER Primarily on land, multicellular, true tissues, organ-
system level of organization, cell walls of cellulose, Photosynthetic, Examples: cacti, ferns
and cypress trees
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