Taxonomy
The most broad description of organisms in Taxonomy
Domain
The most specific when naming an organism
What is species
The two kingdoms that are Prokaryote's
Archaea and Bacteria
The _____ is always capitalized and the _____ is always lowercase
genus and species
Name the three Domains
Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
Branch of biology concerned with identifying, naming, and classifying organisms
What is taxonomy
Groups of organisms within an order that share similar features and ecological roles.
family
Name the seven categories of classification from largest to smallest
What is Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species
The system we use for naming things in biology
Binomial nomenclature
This Kingdom has the following characteristics:
Eukaryote, multicellular, no cell wall, heterotroph
Animalia
Developed the binomial system
Who is Carolus Linneaus
The Mnemonic used when remembering the categories of naming
Dear King Phillip Came Over For Good Spaghetti
These are found in the earth's crust and help establish the age of a species
Fossils
Groups organisms within a class that share more
specific features, like shared modes of reproduction,
how they get food, or their behavior.
Order
In Lilium bulbiferum, what is the genus?
Lilium
A group of organisms in a classification category
Taxon
Name the four Eukaryotic kingdoms
What is Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia
The science of classification
Taxonomy
Domain Eukarya contains these Kingdoms
Protista, Plantae, Animalia, and Fungi
Classification between Class and Family
Order
What language is commonly used for binomial nomenclature
Latin
Taxonomy groups are used for the scientific name
genus and species
What Kingdom has the following characteristics:
Prokaryote, unicellular, cell wall (peptidoglycan), Autotroph or heterotroph
Bacteria
This Kingdom has the following characteristics:
Eukaryote, mostly unicellular, have a cell wall made of cellulose, and can be autotroph or heterotroph
Protista