Microbiology : Chapter 10

___ was thought to be a protozoan until DNA analysis showed it is a fungus.

Why does it matter whether an organism is classified as a protozoan or a fungus?

The classification of organisms by evolutionary relatedness is called

The science of classifying organisms.Provides universal names for organisms.Provides a reference for identifying organisms

The study of the evolutionary history of organisms

Binomial Nomenclature

Scientific Nomenclature- binomial

Taxonomic Hierarchy

A ____ is a group of closely related organisms that breed among themselves.

A ____ is defined as simply a population of cells with similar characteristics

A collection of cells derived from a single cell is called ___

Grown in laboratory media

Population of cells derived from a single cell

Genetically different cells within a clone

All Eukaryotes are in the Domain

Domain Eukarya is divided into 4 Kingdoms

Multicellular; no cell walls; chemoheterotrophic

Multicellular; cellulose cell walls; usually photoautotrophic

Chemoheterotrophic; unicellular or multicellular; cell walls of chitin; develop from spores or hyphal fragments

A catchall kingdom for eukaryotic organisms that do not fit other kingdoms

Protista grouped into clades based on

Population of viruses with similar characteristics that occupies a particular ecological niche

Viruses are not classified as part of any Domain or Kingdom (T/F)
True False