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Part 5: The Evolution and Diversity of Life How We Name Living Things Review
  1. Carolus Linnaeus introduced a system of classification, or , for grouping and naming similar organisms in hierarchical categories (taxa).
     
     
     
     
  2. Using standardized nomenclature avoids confusion that can arise from names.
     
     
     
     
  3. A species is a group of organisms that is isolated: individuals can with each other and produce offspring.
     
     
     
     
  4. Taxonomy should reflect , the history of organisms based on shared characters inherited from a common .
     
     
     
     
  5. A group of organisms related by descent is called a . A cladogram suggests the history of changes in a clade.
     
     
     
     
  6. Current classification groups life into domains and kingdoms.
     
     
     
     
  7. The two prokaryotic domains do not constitue a : lacking a nucleus is an character, not a shared character.
     
     
     
     
  8. Domain Bacteria contains single-celled organisms.
     
     
     
     
  9. Domain Archaea contains single-celled organisms.
     
     
     
     
  10. Domain Eukarya contains diverse organisms that possess membrane-bound . The prokaryote-like organelles and were most likely acquired through . 
     
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
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