What are the 8 levels of classification in order from largest to smallest?
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
How many different domains are there?
3
How many different kingdoms are there?
6
What is the 2 word system for naming organisms?
binomial nomenclature
Explain the phrase: Pro NO, EU DO!
Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus
Eukaryotes do have a nucleus
What is the broadest (largest) level of classification?
domain
Name the 3 domains.
Archae, Bacteria, Eukarya
Name the 6 Kingdoms.
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Arachaebacteria, and Eubacteria
What is the process of naming and classifying organisms?
taxonomy
Match the words listed to Eukaryote or Prokaryote: Complex, Simple, Large, Small
E: large, complex
P: small, simple
What is the most specific (smallest) level of classification?
species
What domain are humans and other animals in?
Eukarya
What is the only kingdom where all members have cells that lack cell walls completely?
animal
What two words make up a scientific name? (What is the first word and what is the second word?)
genus and species
Identify the six kingdoms of life as either pro- or eukaryotes.
Pro: Archaebacteria, Eubacteria
Eu: Animal, Plant, Fungi, Protists
If organisms belong to the same Order then they also belong to the same ______(4 taxa).
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class
What domain contains prokaryotic organisms that live in extreme environments, whose names often end in -phile?
Archaea
Name 2 differences between plants and fungi.
plants are autotrophs, fungi are heterotrophs; plant cell walls have cellulose, fungi cell walls have chitin
What is the difference between common and scientific names?
Common are based on location
Scientific are known universally and are in Latin
Which kingdom contains unicellular eukaryotes?
Protists
Which taxa identifies the most closely related organisms?
Genus
What domain contains bacteria that we may encounter, such as E. coli?
Bacteria
Name 2 differences between kingdoms Arcahebacteria and Eubacteria.
Eubacteria: common, cause most illnesses, pepto. In cell wall
Archaebacteria: extremophiles, ancient, no pepto
On your white board, write out the following scientific name in proper notation: genus: pongo species: maritimus
Pongona vitticeps (underlined/italics)
What is found in both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells?
Cell membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes, DNA