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What is the highest taxonomy rank?
What is the highest taxonomy rank?
- Domain (correct)
- Kingdom
- Class
- Phylum
Who proposed the third kingdom, Protista?
Who proposed the third kingdom, Protista?
- Edouard Chatton
- Ernst Haeckel (correct)
- Carl Linnaeus
- Antoine van Leeuwenhoek
Which of the following is a domain represented by prokaryotes?
Which of the following is a domain represented by prokaryotes?
- Bacteria (correct)
- Eukarya
- Plantae
- Fungi
Who proposed the fifth kingdom, Kingdom Fungi?
Who proposed the fifth kingdom, Kingdom Fungi?
What is the main contribution of Carl Linnaeus to the science of classifying organisms?
What is the main contribution of Carl Linnaeus to the science of classifying organisms?
Which domain of life includes Halobacterium salinarum and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans?
Which domain of life includes Halobacterium salinarum and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans?
Which scientist proposed the third kingdom, Protista?
Which scientist proposed the third kingdom, Protista?
In Carolus Linnaeus’s Systema Naturae, 1735, how many kingdoms were initially proposed?
In Carolus Linnaeus’s Systema Naturae, 1735, how many kingdoms were initially proposed?
Which kingdom was initially proposed by Carolus Linnaeus in Systema Naturae, 1735?
Which kingdom was initially proposed by Carolus Linnaeus in Systema Naturae, 1735?
Which scientist proposed the distinction between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
Which scientist proposed the distinction between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
What is the domain represented by the organisms Halobacterium salinarum and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans?
What is the domain represented by the organisms Halobacterium salinarum and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans?
In the domain Eukarya, which of the following is a kingdom according to the text?
In the domain Eukarya, which of the following is a kingdom according to the text?
What is the rank immediately below the domain in taxonomy?
What is the rank immediately below the domain in taxonomy?
Which of the following is NOT one of the three domains of life mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT one of the three domains of life mentioned in the text?
Which scientist proposed the fifth kingdom, Kingdom Fungi?
Which scientist proposed the fifth kingdom, Kingdom Fungi?
What is the term used for the science of classifying organisms?
What is the term used for the science of classifying organisms?
Study Notes
Taxonomy Ranks
- The highest taxonomy rank is the domain.
Kingdoms and Their Proponents
- The third kingdom, Protista, was proposed by Ernst Haeckel.
- The fifth kingdom, Kingdom Fungi, was proposed by Whittaker.
Contributions to Classification
- Carl Linnaeus's main contribution to the science of classifying organisms is the development of the binomial nomenclature system.
Classifications
- Prokaryotes are represented by the domain Archaea or Bacteria.
- Halobacterium salinarum and Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans are examples of organisms in the domains Archaea and Bacteria, respectively.
- In the domain Eukarya, one of the kingdoms is Fungi.
Historical Classification Systems
- In Carolus Linnaeus's Systema Naturae (1735), two kingdoms were initially proposed: Plantae and Animalia.
- The distinction between prokaryotes and eukaryotes was proposed by Carl Woese.
Taxonomy Terms
- The rank immediately below the domain is the kingdom.
- The science of classifying organisms is called taxonomy.
- The option "Chromista" is NOT one of the three domains of life mentioned in the text.
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Test your knowledge of taxonomy and the three domains of life with this quiz. Explore the classification system created by Carl Linnaeus and learn about the Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya domains, as well as unique characteristics of various organisms.
