Taxonomy Ranks and the Three Domains flashcards

Question 1

Which Swedish scientist is the taxonomic classification system named after?

Accepted Answer

Carl Linnaeus (it is called the Linnaean system)

Question 2

Into how many large categories, called domains, do scientists divide all organisms?

Accepted Answer

Three

Question 3

What are the three domains of life?

Accepted Answer

Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya

Question 4

In the taxonomic classification system, what is the broadest rank?

Accepted Answer

Domain

Question 5

Which rank comes right after domain?

Accepted Answer

Kingdom

Question 6

Which rank comes right after kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Phylum

Question 7

Which rank comes right after phylum?

Accepted Answer

Class

Question 8

Which rank comes right after class?

Accepted Answer

Order

Question 9

Which rank comes right after order?

Accepted Answer

Family

Question 10

Which rank comes right after family?

Accepted Answer

Genus

Question 11

Which rank comes right after genus?

Accepted Answer

Species

Question 12

Which rank is the most specific in the taxonomic classification system?

Accepted Answer

Species

Question 13

What is the term for the name of a group at any one level of classification, such as Carnivora at the order level?

Accepted Answer

A taxon

Question 14

What is binomial nomenclature?

Accepted Answer

Referring to an organism by its genus and species, a two-word scientific name

Question 15

Which two ranks make up an organism's two-word scientific name?

Accepted Answer

Genus and species

Question 16

When an organism's full classification is written out, which rank's name is not capitalized?

Accepted Answer

Species

Question 17

Which parts of a scientific name are italicized?

Accepted Answer

The genus and species names

Question 18

In the dog's classification, which domain is it in?

Accepted Answer

Eukarya

Question 19

In the dog's classification, which kingdom is it in?

Accepted Answer

Animalia

Question 20

In the dog's classification, which phylum is it in?

Accepted Answer

Chordata

Question 21

In the dog's classification, which class is it in?

Accepted Answer

Mammalia

Question 22

In the dog's classification, which order is it in?

Accepted Answer

Carnivora

Question 23

In the dog's classification, which family is it in?

Accepted Answer

Canidae

Question 24

In the dog's classification, which genus is it in?

Accepted Answer

Canis

Question 25

Which two of the three domains are classified as prokaryotes?

Accepted Answer

Bacteria and Archaea

Question 26

Animal, plant, fungal, and protist cells are all which type of cell, prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

Accepted Answer

Eukaryotic

Question 27

What does the prefix pro- in prokaryote mean?

Accepted Answer

Before

Question 28

What does the prefix eu- in eukaryote mean?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

What does a prokaryotic cell lack that a eukaryotic cell has?

Accepted Answer

A nucleus (and any other membrane-bound organelle)

Question 30

In a prokaryotic cell, what is the name of the central region where the DNA is found?

Accepted Answer

The nucleoid

Question 31

Which are larger overall, prokaryotic cells or eukaryotic cells?

Accepted Answer

Eukaryotic cells

Question 32

How is DNA organized in prokaryotes?

Accepted Answer

Into a single circular chromosome

Question 33

What shape are chromosomes in eukaryotes?

Accepted Answer

Linear

Question 34

What is the major organic molecule in plant cell walls?

Accepted Answer

Cellulose

Question 35

What does the term extremophile mean, as used for bacteria and archaea adapted to extreme conditions?

Accepted Answer

Lover of extremes

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