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38 Cards in this Set
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There are _____ million species of organisms
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1.5
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This is only ____% of all organisms that have ever lived!!!
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5
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_____ million species have yet to be discovered.
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100
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______ is the grouping of objects or information based on similarities.
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classification
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_____ is the branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies of their different charecteristics.
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taxonomy
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_____ are scientists that identify and name organisms.
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taxonomists
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Classifying prevents _____ such as seahorse and guinea pig.
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misnomers
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_____ is the main language used for all names.
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Latin
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_____ was the first taxonimist.
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Aristotle
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What things did he use when subdividing animals and plants.
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land, sea, and air
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Who developed the naming system still used today?
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Linnaeus
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the modern system of naming is known as ______ _______.
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binomial nomenclature
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_____ and _____ are what goes into a two word name.
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Genus and species
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Describe what you know about naming...
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binomial nomenclature is used
Genus- then species latin italicized in print capitalize genus but NOT species underline when writing |
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______ is a category into which related organisms are placed.
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taxon
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taxon- taxa
which is plural? which is singular? |
taxa- plural
taxon- singular |
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There is a ________ of groups (taxa) from broadest to most specific.
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hierarchy
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Name the hierarchy (taxa) from broadest to most specific...
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(DOMAIN)
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species |
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Name the six kingdoms...
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archaea
eubacteria protista fungi plantae animalia |
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say what you know about eubacteria (1)
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present in almost all habitats on Earth
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say what you know about archaea (1)
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May represent the first cells to have evolved
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There are ________ species of protista.
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200,000
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What is a protista?
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Eukaryotes that are not plants, animals, or fungi
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Most protistas are (multicellular, unicellular)
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unicellular
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true or false...tell why if false
All protistas are autotrophs |
FALSE FOO(:
some are autotrophic and some are heterotrophic |
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What is the only fungi that is unicellular?
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Yeast
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What is the fungi's food situation?
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They absorb.. (they digest food outside their bodies and then absord it)
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There are ______ fungi species
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100,000
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Plantae is...
(multicellular, unicellular) |
multicellular
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food situation for plantae?
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absorb sunlight--- photosynthesis
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There are _________ plantae species
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500,000
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There are ______ animalia species
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1,250,000
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How many animalia species have not yet been discovered?
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10 million
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animalia's are...
(multicellular, unicellular) |
multicellular (DUH THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE!!!)
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food situation for animalia?
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feeds on plants or animals
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What is part of what classifies taxonomy?
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-same structure, different function
-similar embryo development -similar dna, rna, or amino acid sequence or proteins |
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what's a cladogram?
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A diagram showing how organisms are related based on shared, derived charecteristics, such as feathers, hair, or scales
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What is dichotomous keying?
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the dinosaur thing we did in class!
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