Taxonomy
The classification of organisms is called...
Taxonomy
What is the most general level of classification of organisms?
Kingdom
How many kingdoms are there in the modern classification system?
Five
What kingdom is made up of mushrooms, molds, and other organisms that are similar to plants but do not make their own food?
Fungi.
The division of classification under the kingdom is____________.
Phylum
The Greek Philosopher Aristotle classified organisms as either ___________ or ___________.
Plants or animals
What is the most specific division of classification of organisms?
Species
What kingdom do humans belong to?
Animalia
The Kingdom Monera is made up of _____________.
bacteria.
What is the plural of Phylum?
Phyla.
Who came up with the modern way of classifying and naming organisms?
Carl Linnaeus
As you go down the classification divisions, the number of animals in each division _______________
Decreases
Name the five kingdoms.
Animalia, Plantae, Protista, Fungi, Monera
Even though bacteria are single-celled organisms, they are different from _____________.
Protists.
What is used to determine an organisms scientific name?
Genus and species
Organisms are classified from most ____________to most___________.
General to specific
As you go up the classification divisions, the number of animals in each division ____________.
Increases
The kingdom Protista is made up of organisms that____________________________________.
Can only be seen through a microscope.
What kingdom includes mosses, grasses, ferns, and plants?
Plantae
What is the second most specific level of classification?
Genus.
How many divisions of classification are in the modern classification system?
Seven
Name the seven divisions of classification in order.
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species
Algae are part of the kingdom ______________.
Protista
The Southern coast of Australia has vast kelp forests. What kingdom does kelp belong to?
Protista
What phylum does a cuttlefish belong to?
Mollusc- as a cephalopod the foot has been modified into tentacles