Big quiz over classification

Define Classify

group things according to similar/different features (structures) that they share

Define Taxonomy

The scientific study of how living things are classified.

Which swedish scientists created taxonomy?

Carolus Linnaeus

When was taxonomy developed?

200 years ago

WHo created Binomial Nomenclature?

Carolus Linnaeus

What does Bi- mean

2

What does -Nomial mean?

Name

Each species of a living thing are given a double name- known as Name or _ Name

Latin; Scientific

What is the first name of an organisms called?

Genus

What is the second name of an organism?

Species

Genus

Tells which group of similar species the living thing belongs to

Species

Tells the name of the one particular species in that genus

Why bother with scientific names?

Scientific names are universal among all countries and common names differ among regions

Scientific name for dog

Canis familiaris

Scientific name for a timber wolf

Canis lupus

Scientific name for a Coyote

Canis latrans

What is the first rule of Binomial Nomenclature?

First letter of the first word is always capitalized

What is the second rule of Binomial Nomenclature?

First letter of the second word is never capitalized

What is the third rule of Binomial Nomenclature?

BOTH words are either italicized or underlined

What are the three domains

Eukarya, Bacteria, Archaea

What is the domain Eukarya?

Organisms made up of eukaryotic cells (Cells that have a nucleus)

What is the domain Bacteria?

Newer Bacteria (prokaryotic cells)

What is the domain Archaea?

Ancient bacteria (prokaryotic cells)

Which is one of the four kingdoms of Eukarya?

Fungi

Plantae

Protista

Animalia

What is the kingdom of Bacteria?

Eubacteria

What is the kingdom of Archaea?

Archaebacteria

Traits needed to to be part of the Eubacteria Kingdom

Prokaryotic cells

unicellular

autotroph or heterotroph

cell walls contain peptidoglycan

examples of the Eubacteria Kingdom

Streptococcus and Escherichia coli

Traits needed to be part of the Archaebacteria

prokaryotic cells

unicellular

autotroph or heterotroph

Cell walls do NOT contain peptidoglycan

examples of the Archaebacteria Kingdom

Extremophiles; halophiles, and methanogens

Traits needed to be part of the Protista Kingdom

• Eukaryotic cells

• most protists are unicellular, some multicelluar species

• autotroph or heterotroph

• cell walls contain cellulose; cells of some species contain chloroplast

examples of the Protista Kingdom

Amoeba

Traits of the fungi Kingdom

Eukaryotic cells

most fungi is multicelluar

heterotroph

cell wall contain chitin

examples of the Fungi Kingdom

mushrooms, yeast, and mold

Traits of the Plantae Kingdom

Eukaryotic cells

multicelluar

autotroph

cell walls contain cellulose

cells contain choroplast

examples of the Plantae Kingdom

Mosses, ferns, flowering plants

Traits of the Animalia Kingdom

Eukaryotic cells

multicellular

heterotroph

no cell wall or chloroplast present

examples of the Animalia Kingdom

sponges

worms

insects

fishes

mammals