Classification
The most specific level of classification
What is species
The highest/broadest level of classification.
What is Domain?
These four (4) kingdoms all have a nucleus.
What are protista, fungi, plantae & animalia?
What are vertebrates?
These animals DO NOT have a backbone.
What are invertebrates?
The science of sorting organisms into groups
What is taxonomy/classification.
The first word in an organism's scientific name represents this level of classification.
What is Genus?
Kingdom that includes unicellular organisms with a nucleus, can be plant-like, animal-like or fungi-like.
Kingdom Protista
These organisms create their own food which supplies them with energy.
What are autotrophs?
This type of tree can be used to show evolutionary relationships among organisms.
What is a phylogenetic tree?
The last word in an organism’s scientific name represents this level of classification.
What is the species?
The three (3) domains of life.
What are archaea, bacteria and eukarya.
These organisms get nutrients and energy by consuming other organisms.
What are Heterotrophs?
These are single-celled organisms that do not have a nucleus.
What are prokaryotes?
The nutrition type of kingdom plantae.
What is autotrophic nutrition?
The eight (8) levels of classification.
What are Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
This scientist subdivided plants into three groups: shrubs, herbs and trees and animals into: air dwellers, water dwellers and land dwellers.
Who is Aristotle?
The 'two-name' naming system is called?
What is the binomial naming system?
The five (5) kingdoms of life.
What are prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plantae and animalia?
These two kingdoms exhibit both types of nutrition.
What are prokaryotes and protists?
This scientist set up the classification system based on physical and structural similarities.
Who is Carl Linnaeus?
The cell wall of prokaryotes is made of this type of material.
What is peptidoglycan?
The cell wall of fungi is made of this type of material.
What is chitin?
The cell wall of plants is made up of this type of material.
What is cellulose?
These two kingdoms are NOT motile.