Who was the first person to put organisms into groups?
Aristotle
What 2 levels make up the scientific name?
Genus and species

Based on this diagram, is a bird more closely related to a horse or a fish?
Which kingdoms are prokaryotic?
Archaeabacteria and Eubacteria
Protista, Fungi, Animalia, Plantae
What invention changed classification and how did it allow for improvement?
The microscope- allowed scientists to group organisms based on the structure of their cells rather than just how they looked. Did they have a cell wall, nucleus, etc.
If organisms A and D share 3 levels of classification and organisms A and B share 5 levels of classification, which pair are more closely related
Organisms A and B

Which animals in this diagram have amniotic eggs?
Horses, Birds
Which kingdom(s) are ONLY autotrophic?
Plantae
How do you know if an organism is an archaea or a bacteria?
Archaea live in extreme environments and bacteria live everywhere
Why is ancient classification not used today?
It only put organisms into "animal" and "plant", which excluded organisms that are neither.
Also-failed to classify animals likes frogs and crocodiles as they could fit into LAND animals AND WATER animals.
What are the 8 levels in order from LEAST to MOST specific? (top of the upside down triangle to the bottom)
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
When making a dichotomous key, which list of characteristics would work best to help identify organisms?
A. Pretty colors, cute features, interesting shapes
B. Has wings, number of legs, type of body covering
C. Looks scary, big size, favorite habitat
D. Fast runner, loud sound, strong muscles
B
It will help divide animals and it is objective.
Animalia: eukaryotic, multicellular, no cell wall
Eubacteria: prokaryotic, unicellular, cell wall
What is the difference between a fungus and a plant?
What were the 2 kingdoms used a long time ago? What are the 6 kingdoms used today?
Plant and Animal
Animalia, Plantae, Protista, Fungi, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria
You see an organism named Canis lupus and an organism called Canis familiaris. Do you think they are closely related?
Yes, they share the same genus meaning they are closely related.
Which phylum has no fur, cannot move on its own, and does not have a flower?
Phylum Cryptogams
List 2 differences between kingdom fungi and kingdom archaebacteria.
Fungi is eukaryotic, fungi includes uni and multicellular organims. Archaebacteria are prokaryotic and contain only unicellular organisms.
An organism has the following traits: eukaryotic, cell wall, multicellular, autotrophic. What kingdom does it belong to?
Plantae
What are the 3 domains?
Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
You see an organism called a raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and another organism called a raccoon (Procyon lotor). Are they closely related?
No, because they do not share the same genus name
List all the characteristics of class aves.
Has feathers and can fly, can change locations on its own, does not have fur.
List the amount of cells for each of the 6 kingdoms.
Unicellular: Archaebacteria, Eubacteria
Either: Protist, Fungi
Multicellular: Animalia, Plantae
List the type of nutrition for each kingdom.
Both: Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista
Only Auto: Plantae
Only Hetero: Animalia, Fungi