A level Biology (4.2.2 Classification and Evolution) Flashcards on Classification Basics, created by Yinka F on 07/02/2018.
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What is classification?
What is taxonomy?
TRUE OR FALSE:
All types of classification systems involve placing organisms into groups in a taxonomic hierarchy
Name the 8 levels of taxonomic groups
What is the nomenclature used for classification?
TRUE OR FALSE:
Names are always written in italics
What are the five kingdoms?
What are the characteristics of prokaryotae?
What are the characteristics of protoctista?
What are the characteristics of fungi?
TRUE OR FALSE:
Fungi can absorb substances from dead or decaying organisms
What are the characteristics of plantae?
What are the characteristics of animalia?
What is phylogeny?
What is this?
Complete the sentences:
According to phylogenetics, a species is the smallest group that shares a common ___________ - in other words, the _____ of a branch on a phylogenetic tree. Classification systems now take into account ___________ when arranging organisms into groups. Classifying organisms in this way is known as ________.
