Kingdoms and Domains Chapter Test

Flashcards highlighting the organization of kingdoms and domains and the differences between each.

What type of system did Linnaeus use for the first attempt at scientific classification?

Hierarchical system

Living things naturally fall into how many domains?

Three

What are domains essentially?

Super kingdoms

Which kingdom is contained within the domain Bacteria?

Eubacteria

Which kingdom is contained within the domain Archaea?

Archaebacteria

Which kingdoms are contained within the domain Eukarya?

Protista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia

What type of cell is found in the Kingdom Eubacteria?

Prokaryotic

What are the cell walls of Eubacteria composed of?

Peptidoglycans

How do Eubacteria get their food?

Autotrophs or heterotrophs

Give four examples of organisms in the Kingdom Eubacteria.

Strep, staph, E. coli, cyanobacteria

What type of cell is found in the Kingdom Archaebacteria?

Prokaryotic

What is unique about the cell walls of Archaebacteria?

They do not contain peptidoglycans

Give 3 example of organisms in the Archaea Kingdom

Methanogens, Halophiles, Thermophiles

What type of cell is found in the Kingdom Protista?

Eukaryotic

What are the cell walls of Protista composed of?

Cellulose and sometimes chloroplasts

How do Protista get their food?

Autotrophs or heterotrophs

Give five examples of organisms in the Kingdom Protista.

Ameba, Paramecium, Algae, Slime molds, giant kelp

What type of cell is found in the Kingdom Fungi?

Eukaryotic

What are the cell walls of Fungi composed of?

Chitin

How do Fungi get their food?

Heterotrophs

Give six examples of organisms in the Kingdom Fungi.

Mushrooms, yeasts, puffballs, molds, mildews, smuts, and rusts

What type of cell is found in the Kingdom Plantae?

Eukaryotic

What are the cell walls of Plantae composed of?

Cellulose and chloroplasts

How do organisms in the Kingdom Plantae obtain food?

Autotrophs

What is the main reason that different species are kept apart?

Mating is impossible under natural conditions

What is the basis of Linnaeus's classification system?

Morphological similarity

What is binomial nomenclature?

two part naming system

In binomial nomenclature, what does the first part of the name represent?

Genus

What are the 7 levels of classification Linnaeus developed?

(domain) Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

What are the major phyla in the animal kingdom?

Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda, Echinodermata, Chordata