Evolution and the Classification of Life (1.2)

• What is the largest category in the classification of life?

  Domain
• What is the order of the classification of life? (biggest to smallest)

  Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
• What is the definition of a species?

  A group of organisms that can successfully breed and have children
• What are the three domains of life?

  Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya.
• How do you determine what domain you belong to?

  By genetic information
• What are the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

  cellular organization
• What are prokaryotes cells like?

  simple, single, and small
• What are eukaryotes cells like?

  unicellular or multi-cellular, more complex
• Does a prokaryote have one or two domains?

  one domain
• Does eukaryotes have one or two domains?

  one domain
• Eukaryotes contain which domain?

  Eukarya
• Prokaryotes contain which domain?

  Bacteria and Archaea
• Does eukaryotes or prokaryotes contain a nucleus?

  Eukaryotes
• Where does DNA float in prokaryotes?

  cytoplasm
• What are some characteristics of domain archaea?

  • Extremophiles (adapted to live in extreme environments), prokaryotic, Absorb or chemosynthesis food, heterotrophs and autotrophs
• What are some characteristics of domain bacteria?

  Prokaryotic, live in any environment, Absorb or photosynthesize or chemosynthesis food, heterotroph and autotroph
• What is a term used to describe an organism that can live in any environment?

  cosmopolitan
• What are the 4 kingdoms in the domain of Eukarya?

  Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protists supergroup
• Are animals and fungi heterotrophs or autotrophs? (and some protist)

  heterotrophs
• Are plants and protists supergroups heterotrophs or autotrophs?

  autotrophs
• All life forms share a common...

  ancestor