Classification of Living Organisms (AQA GCSE Biology): Flashcards
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Classification (definition)
Classification (definition)
Organizing organisms into groups by structure & characteristics
Developer of the Linnaean system
Developer of the Linnaean system
Carl Linnaeus
When Linnaean system developed
When Linnaean system developed
1700s
Linnaean hierarchy levels (in order)
Linnaean hierarchy levels (in order)
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Binomial system definition
Binomial system definition
Naming species using two Latin names
Two parts of binomial naming
Two parts of binomial naming
First part: genus; second part: species
Scientific name of ladybug
Scientific name of ladybug
Harmonia axyridis
Introducer of three-domain system
Introducer of three-domain system
Carl Woese
Archaea domain characteristics
Archaea domain characteristics
Primitive bacteria-like organisms in extreme environments
Bacteria domain description
Bacteria domain description
True bacteria, distinct from archaea
Eukaryota domain characteristics
Eukaryota domain characteristics
Organisms with cells that have a nucleus enclosed in membranes
Why three-domain system developed
Why three-domain system developed
Scientific advances showed organisms more distantly related than believed
What evolutionary trees show
What evolutionary trees show
Evolutionary relationships between species