Review Questions
- Who designed modern classification and invented the two-part species name?
- In what domain are humans?
- Quercus rubrais the scientific name for the red oak tree. What is the red oak’s genus?
- In what domain are mushrooms?
- Is it possible for organisms in two different classes to be in the same genus?
- How are organisms given a scientific name?
- Define a species.
- What kingdoms make up the domain Eukarya?
- What is the name for the scientific study of naming and classifying organisms?
- What information do scientists use to classify organisms?
- If molecular data suggests that two organisms have very similar DNA, what does that
say about their evolutionary relatedness? - Can two different species ever share the same scientific name?
- If two organisms are in the same genus, would you expect them to look much alike?
Further Reading / Supplemental Links
- http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/linnaeus.html
- http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/9b.html
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/orchid/classifying.html
Vocabulary
archaea Microscopic one-celled organisms with no nucleus that tend to live in extreme
environments.
bacteria Microscopic one-celled organisms with no nucleus that live everywhere.
binomial nomenclature The system for naming species in which the first word is the
genus and the second word is the species.
cyanobacteria Photosynthetic bacteria.
DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid; Nucleic acid molecule that stores the genetic information.
Eukarya Domain in which cells have a nucleus that includes plants, animals, fungi, and
protists.