Categories
Domains
Kingdoms
Scientific Names
Evolutionary Relationships
100
What are the 8 levels of classification in order from largest to smallest?
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
100
How many different domains are there?
3
100
How many different kingdoms are there?
6
100
What is the 2 word system for naming organisms?
binomial nomenclature
100

What is the representation of the evolutionary history and relationships between groups of organisms 

phylogeny

200
What is the broadest (largest) level of classification?
domain
200
Name the 3 domains.
Archae, Bacteria, Eukarya
200
Name the 6 Kingdoms.
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Arachaebacteria, and Eubacteria
200
What is the process of naming and classifying organisms?
taxonomy
200

What is classification determined by comparing physical characteristics

typological species concept

300
What is the most specific (smallest) level of classification?
species
300
What domain are humans and other animals in?
Eukarya
300
What is the only kingdom where all members have cells that lack cell walls completely?
animal
300
What two words make up a scientific name? (What is the first word and what is the second word?)
genus and species
300

What is classification determined by similar characteristics and ability to reproduce

Biological Species Concept

400
What is the category that contains many similar phyla?
kingdom
400
What domain contains very extreme bacteria, whose names often end in -phile?
Archaea
400
Name 2 differences between plants and fungi.
plants are autotrophs, fungi are heterotrophs; plant cell walls have cellulose, fungi cell walls have chitin
400

What are the rules that need to be followed when writing scientific names?

Capitalize the first letter of the genus, underline or italicize both parts

400

What is classification determined by evolutionary history?

Phylogenetic Species Concept

500
What is the category that contains many similar families?
order
500
What domain contains bacteria that we may encounter, such as E. coli?
Bacteria
500
Name 2 differences between the plant and animal kingdom.
plants are autotrophs, animals are heterotrophs; plants have a cell wall, animals do not
500

Why is binomial nomenclature important?

distinguishes between similar species, clarifies between use of different common names

500

What is the difference between cladistics and phylogeny?

phylogeny includes evolutionary relationships (passage of time), not just comparison of organisms