Taxonomy and biodiversity classification study guide

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What is the order of the taxons from least to most specific

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

List every kingdom

Archaeabacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia

What are the three domains?

Eukarya, Archaea, Bacteria

What does the taxonomic pyramid show?

How closely related the organisms are

What does Chordata mean?

It has a spinal chord

Archaea is an example of…

A domain

Plantae is an example of..

A kingdom

Chordata is an example of…

Phylum

Americanus is an example of a…

Species

What is the name f of latinized names of organisms based on their taxonomy?

Binomial nominclature

Amphibia is an example of…

Class

True or false: Everything supposedly originated from a common ancestor

True

What is a Cladogram?

A graphic organizer showing the relationship between organisms

What is a Clade?

A branch of organisms on a cladogram

What is a node?

a diverging point on a cladogram

What is an ancestral trait?

A trait present in a common ancestor between two organisms

What is a derived trait?

A trait not present in a common ancestor

What is an outgroup?

The organism that has the furthest back common ancestor with the other organisms in a cladogram

What is an animal’s cell wall made from?

They do not have cell walls

What are a protists cell wall made from?

Cellulose, sometimes no wall, sometimes chitin

Monophyletic

A trait that evolved only once and only appears once in a cladogram

Polyphyletic

A trait that evolved several times independently. Appears multiple times on a cladogram

The most recent common ancestors can be found______ in the cladogram

higher up

What makes up the cell wall of eubacteria?

Peptidoglycan

What makes up the cell wall of Fungi?

chitin

What makes up the cell wall of plants?

Cellulose

Which kingdoms use flagella for motility?

Eubacteria and archaebacteria, sometimes protists

Which kingdoms use muscles and nerves for movement?

Animals

Which kingdoms are nonmotile?

Fungi and Plants

Which organisms reproduce asexually?

Bacteria, Archaebacteria, sometimes protista, fungi and plants

Which organisms reproduce sexually?

Animals, plants, sometimes protists and fungi

How do eubacteria, archaebacteria, and protista use energy?

Some are heterotrophs and some are autotrophs

how do fungi use energy?

They are heterotrophic decomposers

How to plants use energy?

autotrophic producers

How do animals use energy?

Heterotrophic consumers