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Genus:
Species:
• Classification grouping
that contains similar,
closely related
organisms
• Group of organisms that
can mate with each
other and produce
offspring.
Example:
Felis domesticus
(house cat)
Notice that the “F” is
capitalized, but the “d”
is not! That’s binomial
nomenclature
• Memorize
Did King Phillip Come
Over For Good
Spaghetti?
really
Bacteria
- Prokaryotes
(unicellular; cells
lack a nucleus)
-heterotrophs and
autotrophs
Archaea
- Greek word
“ancient”
-prokaryotes
(unicellular; cells
lack a nucleus)
Eukarya
- Organisms with
cells that contain
nuclei (see next
slide)
Protists
“odds and ends” that
cannot be classified as
fungus, plant, or
animal
Multi or unicellular
Fungi
heterotrophs
Multi and unicellular
Plants and Animals:
multicellular
eukaryotes
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