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Details Title: Chapter 18 Description: Taxonomy Total Flash Cards: 35 Created: 01/13/2004 16:42:22	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term archaebacteria Definition kingdom that includes thermoacidopiles, halophiles, and methanogens Term binomial lamenclature Definition this is where organisms are assiged a two part name usually in Latin Term autotroph Definition organism that can make its own food Term plantae Definition autotrophs, cell walls made of cellulose, nonmotile, multicellular Term phylogeny Definition evolutionary history of a species Term monera Definition kingdom that includes the bacteria in a 5-kingdom system Term PROtista Definition unicellullar, cell walls of cellulose in some, autotrophic or heterotrophic, algae, protozoa, water molds Term scientific name Definition this consists of genus and species Term morphology Definition early classification was based on this feature Term division Definition this term is used in the place of phylum in the classification of plants Term taxonomy Definition science of naming and classifying organisms Term species Definition most specific taxonomic group Term cladistics Definition phylogenic method in which relationships are inferred based on similarities derived from a common ancestor; takes evolutionary relationships into account Term Ray and Linnaeus Definition they foscused their classfication efforts on plants Term anamailia Definition eukaryotic, no cell walls, motile, heterotrophic Term Linnaeus Definition Swetish botanist who developed the binomial nomenclature stystem of naming organisms Term cladogram Definition a branching diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among organisms Term fungi Definition most multicellular, heterotroph, sapotrophs, nonmotile, cell walls of chitin, yeasts, mushrooms Term Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species Definition the classification hierarchy starting with the largest group first Term Whittaker and Margulis Definition they suggested 5 kingdoms of organisms Term synapomorphies Definition shared derived charcteristics; ex. retractable claws in cougars and housecats Term extremophiles Definition organism that can live in very harsh environments Term Aristotle Definition Greek philosopher who groups organisms into 2 groups: Plantae and Animalia Term Homo sapiens Definition scientific name of present day humans Term Homo sapiens Definition scientific name of present day humans Term Eubacteria Definition unicellular, cell walls w/ peptidoglycan, autotroph or heterotroph Term Linnaeus Definition the hierchial classification scheme Term Embryology Definition the study of the early development of organisms Term autotrophs Definition organisms that produce their own nourishment through photosynthesis or other names Term eukaryotic Definition organisms that posses a membrane bound nucleus that contains genetic information Term aerobic Definition organisms that require oxygen Term halo Definition prefix that means salt Term phenetics Definition a system of biological classification based on similar characteristics among biological taxa Term clade Definition a group of biological species that includes all descendants of one common ancestors Term taxon (pl. taxa) Definition group or level of organization into which organiss are classified