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Taxonomy
species, kingdoms and genus´
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The system of naming organisms scientifically, developed by Carolus Linnaeus, consists of the genus and species names. | Binomial Nomanclature |
| The highest level of taxonomic classification beneath that of the three domains. | Kingdom |
| The taxonomic level below kingdom and above class. | Phylum |
| The taxonomic level below phylum and above order. | Class |
| The taxonomic level below class and above family. | Order |
| The taxonomic level below order and above genus. | Family |
| The taxonomic level below the family and above the species; the fist part of the bionomial noamanclature. | Genus |
| The group of organisms that can interbreed to generate fertile offspring. | Species |
| A branching system representing a hypothesis about the evolutionary descent of groups of organisms from a common ancestor. | Cladogram |
| A tool used to calssify an organism through a series of questions with only two possible answers. | Dichotomous Key |
| The lineage of successive parents and offspring that leads to an organism or species. | Ancestry |
| A classification system based on shared characteristics between groups of organisms and their common ancestor. | Cladistics |
| Composed of a single cell. | Unicellular |
| Composed of more than one cell. | Multicellular |
| An organism that must consume other organisms for energy. | Heterotroph |
| An organism that obtains its energy from an abiotic source such as sunlight or inorganic compounds. | Autotroph |
| An organism that produce its own nourishment through the process of oxidizing inorganic compounds. | Chemotroph |
| Cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles. | Eukaryotic cell |
| Cell lacking a nucleus and any othe membrane- enclosed organelles. | Prokaryotic cell |
| The reproductive process involving two parents whose genetic material is combined to produce a new organism different from themselves. | Sexual Reproduction |
| A method of reproduction that requires only one parent and produces offspring identical to the parent. | Asexual Reproduction |
| The evolutionary development of a species. | Phylogeny |
| 18th century scientist who focused his studies on plants. Also known as the ¨father of taxonomy. | Carolus Linnaeus |
| Consists of unicellular proaryotes. Lack a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles along with a thick wall. | Domain Bacteria |
| Unicellular prokaryotes, unlike bacteria, lack the substance peptidoglycan in their cell walls. | Domain Archaea |
| Contains a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. Both unicellular and multicellular and very diverse. | Domain Eukarya |
| Protista, Plantae, Fungi and Animalia. | Four Kingdoms of Eukaryotes |
| Many are unicellular with great diversity and contain little similarities with the other kingdoms under the Domain Eukaryotes. | Protista |
| Multicellular with the ability to photosynthesize and conisdered autotrophs. | Plantae |
| Most are multicellular but yeast is unicellular. Contains a cell wall made out of the substance chitin. Considered heterotrophs. | Fungi |
| Most well known and diverse kingdom including humans. They are multicelluar, heterotrophs and lack a cell wall. | Animalia |
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