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8 Levels of Classification and the 6 Kingdoms – Notes- REVISE VERSION Name:______________________________ 1. What are the 7 characteristics of living things? MRSNERG Motion, Respiration, Sensitivity, Nutrition, Excretion, Reproduction, Growth. 2. What system did Aristotle use for classifying living organisms? His systems were 1. things that fly, 2. things that swim, 3. things that walk, run and crawl. 3. What system did Carolus Linnaeus use for classifying living organisms? He used observations for the basis of his system- he grouped organisms based on similar characteristics. 4. What is binomial nomenclature? Binomial nomenclature is a naming system that gives every organism a 2 part- name – a scientific name. 5. What are the 8 levels of classification in order from the broadest to the most specific? Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species The three domains are: Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya 6. Who was King Phyl and why does he have a connection to spaghetti? What does his story help us remember? Dominant King, Phyl, Came, Over, For, Great, Spaghetti – the story helps us remember the 8 levels of classification in correct order. 7. What are the 6 kingdoms in correct order? Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protists, Fungi, Plants, Animals. 8. Which three traits are used to place an organism into its kingdom? A. Type of cell – eukaryotic or prokaryotic B. Ability to make food - autotroph or heterotroph C. Number of cells in the body – unicellular or multicellular Kingdom Name Archaebacteria Characteristics used to classify organisms into the kingdom Examples of organisms Unicellular Prokaryotic – no organized nucleus Autotrophs or heterotrophs Thermoacidophile Extreme halophiles Eubacteria Unicellular Prokaryotic Autotrophs or heterotrophs Staphylococcus E-coli Protists Unicellular or multicellular Autotrophs or heterotrophs Eukaryotic – organized nucleus Amoeba, paramecium, slime molds, euglena, algae Fungi Most are multicellular, some are unicellular Eukaryotes Heterotrophs – feed on dead and decaying organisms Sessile – cannot move on their own Mushrooms, molds, mildew, yeast. Plants Multicellular Eukaryotes Autotrophs Sessile Roses, Magnolias. Animals Multicellular Eukaryotes Heterotrophs Mobile- most can move on their own Specialized sense organs Barn owl, earthworm, locust. “Ancient Bacteria”