Introduction to Taxonomy exam Flashcards

The branch of science that classifies, identifies, and names all living organisms.

Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.

The most inclusive category in the classification of life.

The least inclusive category in the classification of life, including only one single type of organism.

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Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya.

Cells that lack a nucleus, found in Bacteria and Archaea domains.

Cells that contain a nucleus, found in the Eukarya domain.

Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, and Protista.

Includes multicellular organisms such as tigers, lions, elephants, insects, and humans.

Includes multicellular organisms such as bryophytes, flowering plants, and trees.

Includes mostly multicellular organisms like mushrooms, but also some unicellular examples like yeasts.

Includes both unicellular and multicellular organisms.

Organisms that acquire energy by producing their own food.

Organisms that acquire energy by consuming other living organisms.

Organisms that acquire energy by decomposing dead organisms and waste.

The sun.

A diagram showing the evolutionary relationships among various biological species based on similarities and differences in their physical or genetic characteristics.

It shows where all living organisms fall and how they can be categorized.

They are unicellular.

They contain a nucleus.

They break down dead organisms and waste, recycling nutrients back into the soil.

They capture energy from the sun and use it to create their own food, forming the base of the energy pyramid.

Some energy is lost as heat.

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Different.

All life came from a common ancestor.

Unicellular and multicellular.

It helps remember the order of the eight categories of life from most inclusive to least inclusive.