VOCAB
Define taxonomy.
The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms
The more levels of classification that an organism shares shows that
They are closely related to each other
Which kingdom demonstrates the greatest ability to thrive in extreme environments?
Archaea
How many domains are there?
3
Who developed binomial nomenclature?
Carl Linnaeus
Define binomial nomenclature.
A two name naming system for identifying organisms.
What is the broadest/most general classification level?
Domain
Which of the kingdoms includes both unicellular and multicellular organisms?
Protists and Fungi
List the domains.
Eukarya
Archaea
Bacteria
His classification system had the problem that animals could be classified into more than one group
(Aristotle or Linnaeus)
Linnaeus
What is the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
-Prokaryotic cells are unicellular and they do not have a nucleus
-Eukaryotic cells are multicellular and they do have a nucleus.
Which kingdom contains organisms that are all multicellular heterotrophs that reproduce sexually.
Animalia
List the kingdoms.
Animals, plants, protists, fungi, archaea, bacteria.
Which domains contain prokaryotes?
Bacteria and Archaea
Why have scientist added more kingdoms since Linnaeus?
New advancements like the microscope have helped them discover more characteristics
Define heterotroph.
Organism that consumes other organisms for energy
What is the most specific classification level?
Species
Which kingdom contains organisms that can be both harmful and helpful?
Bacteria
Which domain contains eukaryotes?
Eukarya
List the 8 levels of classification from general to specific.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Define autotroph.
Organism that makes its OWN energy
Which kingdom has the following characteristics?
(Multicellular, autotrophic, cells have cell walls and chloroplasts)
Plantae
Which kingdoms belong to the Eukarya domain?
Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists
How many kingdoms are included in the Eukarya domain?
4
How are scientific names written? What names are included? What language is used?
-Italics
-First letter in first word is capital, second word all lowercase
-Genus and species
-Greek or Latin