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Classification
I. Classification (taxonomy)
- approximately 2 million different kinds of animals.
- 1/3 million types of plants
A) All organisms are put into groups on the basis of structural, chemical, and genetic similarities
- Domain, Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
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The genus species (scientific name) of an organism is used to name an organism ex. Man
Cap. – Homo sapiens-lower case
Genus species (underline both)
Ex. Felis domesticus Ex. Turdis migratouius -
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What’s the point?
- universal language so that all scientists can communicate
B) Three Domains:
1. Domain Bacteria (or Eubacteria)
2. Domain Archaea
Kingdom Eubacteria
Kingdom Archae bacteria
3. Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Protista
Kingdom Plantae
Kingdom Fungi
Kingdom Animailia
C) Kingdoms
1. Kingdom Eubacteria
Ex. bacteria E. Coli
* prokaryotic – no membrane – bound nucleus
* heterotrophic and autotrophic
* microscopic
* unicellular (usually-some colonial)
*peptidoglycan – in cell wall
2. Kingdom Archaeabacteria
Ex. Bacteria that live in extreme
environments (halophiles – salt, methanophils –
methane, thermophiles – temperature)
* prokaryotic – no membrane – bound nucleus
* heterotrophic and autotrophic
* microscopic
* unicellular (usually-some colonial)
3. Kingdom Protista
Ex. Paramecium
Amoeba
*eukaryotic
*autotrophic or heterotrophic
*microscopic
*unicellular
4. Kingdom Plantae
Ex. maple tree
* eukaryotic
* autotrophic
* multicellular
* 2 main categories
nonvascular
vs.
vascular
low to ground
veins-movement-up
- ferns, mosses
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
- cones
- flowering plants
ex. pines
ex. maple
5. Kingdom Fungi
Ex. mushroom/mold
*eukaryotic
*heterotrophic
*multicellular
*non-motile
6. Kingdom Animalia
Ex. buffalo, insects, arachnid, humans
*eukaryotic
*heterotrophic
*multicellular
*All are motile some point in their lives