Categories
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, speciesWhat are the 8 levels of classification in order from largest to smallest?
3
How many different domains are there?
6
How many different kingdoms are there?
binomial nomenclature
What is the 2 word system for naming organisms?
domain
What is the broadest (largest) level of classification?
Archae, Bacteria, Eukarya
What are the 3 domains?
What are the 6 Kingdoms?
Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Arachaebacteria, and Eubacteria
taxonomy
What is the process of naming and classifying organisms?
species
What is the most specific (smallest) level of classification?
Eukarya
What domain are humans and other animals in?
genus and species
What two words make up a scientific name? (What is the first word and what is the second word?)
kingdom
What is the category that contains many similar phyla?
Archaea
What domain contains very extreme bacteria, whose names often end in -phile?
plants are autotrophs, fungi are heterotrophs; plant cell walls have cellulose, fungi cell walls have chitin
What are some differences between plants and fungi?
Two different species cannot successfully interbreed or reproduce together.
How can you tell if two things are definitely two different species? (Hint: What is the definition of biological species?)
order
What is the category that contains many similar families?
Bacteria
What domain contains bacteria that we may encounter, such as E. coli?
plants are autotrophs, animals are heterotrophs; plants have a cell wall, animals do not.
What are some differences between the plant and animal kingdom?
a hybrid
What is an organism that results from interbreeding between two species? (Hint: This organism is often sterile, like a mule.)