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Taxonomy 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Archaebacteria | prokaryotic, unicellular, auto/hetero, extreme conditions |
| Eubacteria | prokaryotic, unicellular, auto/hetero, common bacteria |
| Protist | Eukaryotic, uni/multi, auto/hetero, grab bag |
| Plant | Eukaryotic, multicellular, autotroph, photosynthesis |
| Animalia | Eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotroph, most complex |
| AEPFPA | Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protist, Fungi, Plant, Animalia |
| Cladograms | timeline with traits, not dates shows evolutionary relationships |
| taxonomy | discipline of classifying organisms |
| How do biologist use classification system? | they organize them into groups based on biological significance. |
| BInomial Nomenclature | two word naming system to name species |
| Genus | 1st, capital, italics |
| Species name | 2nd, lowercase, italics |
| Carolus Linnaeus | Swedish botanist, studied taxonomy and came up with binomial nomenclature and taxa levels |
| Kingdom/ Domain | most general |
| Species | most specific |
| DKPCOFGS | Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
| Phylogeny | study of evolutionary relationships, evolutionary descent |
| When an organism lacks a derived characteristic? (cladogram) | its to the left |
| When an organism possesses the derived characteristic? (cladogram) | its to the right |