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18 Cards in this Set
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taxonomy
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the science of classification; provides an orderly basis for naming organisms by placing organisms into a category or taxon
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father of taxonomy
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Carolus Linnaeus, 18th century Swedish botanist
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binomial nomenclature
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system used to name all living things; first name designates genus, second name is specific epithet; genus + epithet = species
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binomial nomenclature, how to use
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first letter of first name is capitalized, second name is not capitalized; italics in text, underlined in print
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strain
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subgroup of a species with one or more characteristics that distinguish it from other members of the same species
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Dichotomous Key
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a commonly used key to identify organisms; has paired statements describing characteristics of organisms
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5 Kingdoms
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plantae, fungi, protista, animalia, monera
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Monerans, examples
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mycoplasma, gram-positive bacteria, archaeobacteria, cyanobacteria, spirochetes, gram-negative bacteria, rickettsias
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Protists, examples
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sarcodine (amoeba), mastigophoran (trypanosoma), apicomplexan (plasmoidium), euglena, diatom (pinnularia), dinoflagellate (gonyaulax), ciliate (paramecium)
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Fungi, examples
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molds (penicillium), sac fungi (morchella), club fungi (amanita muscaria), algae-like fungi (pilobolus)
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Animalia, examples
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platyhelminths (tapeworm), nematodes (roundworm), arthropods, insects, vertebrates (human)
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3 Domains
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new category even higher than kingdom; arachea, bacteria, and eukarya
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Categories of Viruses
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Enveloped and naked (no envelope); DNA and RNA
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Example, enveloped DNA virus
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herpesvirus
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Example, enveloped RNA virus
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Retrovirus
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Example, naked DNA virus
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adenovirus
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Example, naked RNA virus
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picornavirus
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criteria for classifying bacteria
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morphology, staining, growth, nutrition, physiology, biochemistry, genetics, serology, phage typing, rRNA sequencing, protein profiles
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