Diversity in Living Organisms: 20 flashcards
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1. What is biodiversity?
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The variety of living organisms on Earth, from microscopic bacteria to giant whales.
2. What is classification?
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The process of grouping organisms into hierarchical groups based on shared features.
3. What is taxonomy?
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The science of naming and classifying organisms.
4. List the main taxonomic levels from broadest to narrowest.
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Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
5. What is a species?
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The basic unit of classification; members can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.
6. What is binomial nomenclature?
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A two-part Latin naming system: genus (capitalised) + species (lowercase), e.g., Homo sapiens.
7. Who formalised binomial nomenclature?
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Carolus Linnaeus.
8. Who proposed the five-kingdom system and when?
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R.H. Whittaker in 1969.
9. Name the five kingdoms.
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Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia.
10. What are Monera?
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Prokaryotic organisms like bacteria; they lack a true nucleus.
11. What are Protista?
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Single-celled eukaryotes like Amoeba and Paramecium.
12. What are Fungi?
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Heterotrophs with chitin cell walls that store glycogen; e.g., moulds, mushrooms, yeasts.
13. What are Plantae?
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Autotrophic organisms with cellulose cell walls and large central vacuoles.
14. What are Animalia?
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Heterotrophic organisms lacking cell walls; they grow to a definite size.
15. Why are fungi not plants?
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Fungi lack chlorophyll, have chitin cell walls, and store glycogen instead of starch.
16. What is the largest phylum in Animalia?
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Arthropoda.
17. What are Bryophytes called?
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Amphibians of the plant kingdom.
18. How do gymnosperms differ from angiosperms?
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Gymnosperms have naked seeds; angiosperms have seeds enclosed in fruit.
19. What is a notochord?
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A flexible rod present at some stage of life in chordates.
20. What is the key difference between Monera and Protista?
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Monera are prokaryotic (no true nucleus); Protista are eukaryotic (true nucleus).
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