Just when taxonomy was nice and comfortable...

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Pvednes

Lynched

posted 08-29-2004 11:23:07 AM

This big fat bastard shows up, and eats the 5 kingdom model whole:

Kingdoms of Domain Eukarya:
Diplomads,
Microsporidia,
Trichomonads,
Flagellates,
Entameba,
Slime moulds,
Ciliates,
Plantae,
Fungi,
Animalia.

Kingdoms of Domain Archaea:
Halophilic archaeans,
Methanosarcina,
Methanobacterium,
Methanococcus,
Thermoceler,
Thermoproteus,
Pyrodictium.

Kingdoms of Domain Bacteria:
Cyanobacteria
Purple bacteria,
Gram-positive bacteria,
Green non-sulphur bacteria,
Flavobacteria,
Thermotogales.

Humans are now: Eukarya animalia chordata vertebrata mammalia primates hominidae Homo sapiens.

How the hell is anyone to be expected to remember 23 kingdoms of life?

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`Doc

Cold in an Alley

posted 08-29-2004 11:41:39 AM

Remember, sometimes replacing stuff with newer stuff isn't a good idea. Though in this case, they may have been trying to eliminate the following phrase: "Life, or something like it."

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Vorbis

Vend-A-Goat

posted 08-29-2004 11:50:48 AM

Ahahahahahaha

I hated Taxonomy, and I had to learn the new model. I totally faked my tests, and still got an A on it. Proudest days of my life.

I also hated all of AP Bio. ahahaha

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Iulius Czar

Pancake

posted 08-29-2004 04:28:22 PM

It's life, Jim, but not as we know it, not as we know it, not as we know it

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Cleo

Pancake

posted 08-29-2004 04:42:28 PM

Considering my memory is not unlike a sluice, I think I'll just avoid Taxonomy as long as possible...

Question: Is Taxonomy the same Tax as Taxodermy (sp?)?

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Iulius Czar

Pancake

posted 08-30-2004 09:47:53 AM

Yes, both are from the Greek τάξις ("taxis") meaning "arrangement". In one you are arranging living things into categories, while in the other you are arranging skins (for display). While we're at it, a "tactic" is an arrangement of forces in battle.

[Edit] And nope, tax, as in what you pay to Uncle Sam (etc) is not related.

Iulius Czar fucked around with this message on 08-30-2004 at 09:52 AM.

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Pvednes

Lynched

posted 08-30-2004 11:12:10 AM

[Edit: Wrong question. Sorry.]

In the sense of taxonomy, it's "classification." taxis for arrangement, nomos for law; law of arrangement, or classification.

Pvednes fucked around with this message on 08-30-2004 at 11:19 AM.

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