Biodiversity and the Tree of Life

Flashcards on key concepts related to biodiversity and the classification of life.

A group in which the individuals are so similar that they can successfully interbreed is called a __.

species

The primary domain that includes unicellular organisms that can live as producers, consumers, or decomposers is __.

Bacteria

The classification system shows that a related genus groups into a __.

family

Carl Woese published an analysis of __ that allowed comparisons across all living organisms.

rRNA sequences

The domain that includes all eukaryotic organisms is called __.

Eukarya

The most inclusive grouping in biology, added recently, is known as __.

domains

Archaea are known to inhabit __ environments, such as hot springs and extreme salty ponds.

EXTREME

The kingdom that includes multi-cellular organisms that carry out photosynthesis is __.

Plantae

Protists are considered __ because the organisms in this group do not share a unique common ancestry.

paraphyletic

Phylogenetic trees are illustrations of evolutionary pathways through which __ appeared.

species

Fungi do not carry out photosynthesis and their cell walls contain __.

chitin