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Who made the first known classification system for plants and animals? -- How did he classify each?
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Aristotle
Plants- as trees, shrubs, or herbs Animals – by where they lived – land, air or sea |
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Who devised our modern system of classification? --
What are his seven categories from largest to smallest |
Carolus Linnaeus
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
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What is the binomial for humans?
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Homo sapiens
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What part of speech is the first (genus) name? --
the second (species) name? |
noun
adjective |
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Why do we still use Latin as the language of taxonomy
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It is a dead, unchanging language.
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What are 3 ways to protect ourselves against viral diseases?
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Wash hands, take vaccines,
Avoid contact with infected people |
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What are the two main parts of a virus?
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Capsid and nucleic acid core
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Why are viruses considered nonliving?
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They are not cells, cannot reproduce without a host cell
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Why are antibiotics effective in killing bacteria that cause disease, but not viruses?
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Antibiotics can kill only cells – bacteria are cells, viruses are not
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What are 3 ways viruses are classified?
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By the type of host (plant, animal, or bacteria), shape
and type of nucleic acid |
