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Chapter 10
Classification of microorganisms
Question | Answer |
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taxonomy is the science of | classifying organisms. puts organisms into categories known as taxa |
the history of evolution is known as... | phylogeny |
the 3 domain classification system is based on... | differences in cell type and ribosomal RNA sequence |
eukaryotic species | group of closely related organisms that breed among themselves |
genetically different cells within a clone is known as a ___ | strain |
what is a clone? | population of cells derived from a single cell |
a population of cells with similar characteristics is known as | prokaryotic species |
what is protista? | a catchall kingdom for eukaryotic organisms that don't fit in other kingdoms |