Ch 10 Classification of Life Study Guide (Bio-Wegner)

What is taxonomy?

• the science of taxing people

• the science of classifying and naming organisms

• the science of naming animals randomly

Who came up with the modern naming system?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wallace

• Alexander Fleming

• Carl Linnaeus

What is the two part naming system called?

• Scientific Name

• Biology Nomenclature

• Binomial Nomenclature

In the scientific name of the lizard, Anolus pulchellus, which name is the genus and which is the species?

• Anolus= genus; pulchellus= species

• Pulchellus= genus; anolus= genus

All scientific names are in which language?

• English

• Latin

• German

What 3 domains do all living things fit under?

• archaebacteria, eubacteria, eukarya

• domain, eubacteria, heterozygous

• archaebacteria, bacteria, obacteria

Qualities of archaebacteria:

• no nucleus, extreme conditions

• no nucleus, common

• nucleus

qualities of eubacteria:

• nucleus

• no nucleus, common

• no nucleus, extreme conditions

qualities of eukarya:

• nucleus

• no nucleus, common

• no nucleus, extreme conditions

which 4 characteristics are used to classify organisms?

• skeletal system, reproductive system, coloring, size

• body covering, reproductive system, size, camouflage

• appearance, skeletal system, reproductive system, size

• skeletal system, reproductive system, life cycle, circulatory system