Classification
The system of organization to study the diversity of life.
What is classification
The first word in an organism’s scientific name represents this.
What is the genus?
There are six of these in the classification scheme (that we are using).
What are Kingdoms?
Species
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What are the two groups Aristotle created in his hierarchy?
Animalia
Plantae
The highest, the broadest, level of classification in the system.
What is Domain?
Kingdom that include 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?
Genus
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The last word in an organism’s scientific name represents this.
What is the species?
These organisms get nutrients and energy by consuming other organisms.
What are Heterotrophs?
Family
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Prokaryotes living in extreme environments are found in what domain and kingdom
What are the archaea and archaeabacteria?
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya
What are the 3 domains?
Order
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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species.
What are the levels in classification?
These are the six kingdoms for organisms.
What are Bacteria, Archaea, Protista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia?
Archaea and Bacteria are both this type of cell.
What are prokaryotic cells?
He set up a classification system based a hierarchy
Who was Aristotle?
Class
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