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Bio Lab 10
Systematics and Taxonomy
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
03/30/2011

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Genus
Definition
First, Capitalized, italisized
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Species
Definition
Second, uncapitalized
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Systematics
Definition
the biological field of naing organisms, classifying organisms, viewing patterns of diversity, and observing and noting evolutionary relationships between organism
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Taxonomy
Definition
A subfield of systematics that includes identifying and classifying organisms
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Binomial Nomenclature
Definition
system for naming species developed by Carolus Linnaeus, each species has a two part specific name - genus and species
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Definition
retrieval system used to classify organisms into increasingly broader catergories
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Order of the taxonomic hierarchy
Definition
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
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Archaebacteria
Definition
prokaryotic, bacteria, kingdom
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Eubacteria
Definition
prokaryotic bacteria, kingdom
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Fungi
Definition
eukaryotic, heterotrophs, that obtain their nutrients through extraceullar digestion, include mushrooms, yeasts, molds, etc. Many are saprobes, meaning they decompose dead and decaying plant and animal matter. Many are important parasites and pathogens. Most are multicellular and hav cell walls of chitin. Multicellular fungi have a mycelium, a mass of many filaments known as hyphae. Fungi are classified according to mode of sexual reproduction.
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Protista
Definition
eukaryotic unicellular protozoans algae, and fungi-like protists. Divese kingdom in terms of structural complexity and nutritional modes. many occur in soils, many are planktonic, some are important human parasites, classified according to mode of motility
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Plantae
Definition
eukaryotic, multicellular photoautotrophs, primary producers of all terrestrial ecosystems, provide oxygen and food for consumers. All plants store starch, hjave cellulose cell walls, have stomata for gas exchange, have alteration of generations
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Animalia
Definition
eukaryotic, multicellular heterotrophs
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Streptococcus Pyogenes
Definition
Eubacteria, causes strep throat, scarlet fever,erysipelas, puerpal fever
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Definition
Eubacteria, causes human tuberculosis
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Corynebacterium diptheriae
Definition
Eubacteria, causes Diptheria
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Entamoeba Histolytica
Definition
Protist, causes Amebic Dysentary, lesions in the intestine wall
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Trypanosoma Brucei
Definition
Protist, causes sleeping sickness, chagas disease, and S. America
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Plasmodium Malariae
Definition
Protist, causes Malaria and Ookinetes
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