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What is an organism?

  • Only extinct things.
  • Only living things.
  • Anything that is classified.
  • Anything that has all of the characteristics of life. (correct)
  • What is classification?

    The act of organizing things into groups according to similarities.

    What is a Dichotomous Key?

    A set of rules scientists use to classify organisms.

    What is a Scientific Name?

    <p>Two Latin words used to name an organism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Taxonomy?

    <p>The science of classifying living and extinct organisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a Kingdom in biological classification?

    <p>The largest or most general level of classification.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What comes after Kingdom in classification?

    <p>Phylum.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a Class?

    <p>A group of organisms smaller than a phylum.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an Order?

    <p>A group of organisms smaller than a class.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a Family?

    <p>A group of organisms smaller than an order.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a Genus?

    <p>A group of organisms smaller than a family.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a Species?

    <p>The smallest and most specific level of classification.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a Mnemonic Device in classification?

    <p>A memory aid to recall the seven levels of Scientific Classification.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the seven levels of classification?

    <p>Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who created the seven levels of classification?

    <p>Carolus Linnaeus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Binomial Nomenclature?

    <p>Two names - Genus and Species.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a unicellular organism?

    <p>One-celled organism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are prokaryotes?

    <p>Organisms that have no nucleus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most abundant life form on Earth?

    <p>Moneran - eubacteria.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Give examples of animals in the animal kingdom.

    <p>Humans, earthworms, cat.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Give examples of plants in the plant kingdom.

    <p>Trees, grasses, fruit, and flowers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Give examples of fungus in the fungus kingdom.

    <p>Mushrooms, mold, and yeast.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Give examples of protist in the protist kingdom.

    <p>Plankton, amoeba, paramecium, algae, Euglena.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Give examples of moneran: Archaebacteria.

    <p>Descendants of ancient bacteria that live in extreme environments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Give examples of moneran: Eubacteria.

    <p>Cyanobacteria (Blue-Green algae).</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many cells are animals made up of?

    <p>Multicellular.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many cells are plants made up of?

    <p>Multicellular.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many cells do fungi have?

    <p>Some multicellular, some unicellular.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many cells do protists have?

    <p>One cell with a nucleus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many cells do Moneran: Archaebacteria have?

    <p>Unicellular, with no nucleus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many cells do Moneran: Eubacteria have?

    <p>Unicellular, with no nucleus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do animals use as a source of food?

    <p>Get their food from eating other organisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do plants get their food?

    <p>From sunlight, water, and CO2 (Photosynthesis).</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does fungus get its food?

    <p>They must absorb nutrients from other organisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do protists get their food?

    <p>Animals consume their food; plants make their own by photosynthesis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do Moneran: Archaebacteria get their food?

    <p>Mostly get their food from other organisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do Moneran: Eubacteria get their food?

    <p>Get food from other organisms and decompose dead matter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Classification Overview

    • Organisms encompass all living and extinct entities exhibiting characteristics of life.
    • Classification organizes organisms into groups based on shared traits.

    Classification Tools

    • Dichotomous Key: A system helping scientists classify and identify organisms through a series of choices.
    • Scientific Name: Composed of two Latin words (Genus and species), with the genus capitalized.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy

    • Taxonomy: The scientific study of classifying organisms, both living and extinct.
    • Kingdom: The highest classification level, with five main kingdoms: Plant, Animal, Fungi, Moneran, and Protist.
    • Phylum: Classification tier immediately below the kingdom.
    • Class: Groups organisms under phyla.
    • Order: Smaller group within the class.
    • Family: Further divides organisms within an order.
    • Genus: More specific grouping below family.
    • Species: The smallest and most specific classification, representing individual organisms (e.g., Monarch as a butterfly species).

    Mnemonics for Classification

    • Mnemonic Device: "King Phillip Came Over From Germany Saturday" aids in remembering classification levels: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.

    Importance and Origin of Classification

    • Reasons to classifying include streamlined identification, study efficiency, and understanding interrelations among organisms.
    • Created by Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist known for establishing the seven levels of classification.

    Naming System

    • Binomial Nomenclature: The formal two-name system used for naming organisms, consisting of the genus and species.

    Cellular Organization

    • Unicellular: Organisms made of a single cell.
    • Multicellular: Organisms composed of many cells.
    • Prokaryotes: Cells lacking a nucleus, found in Moneran.

    Life Forms and Examples

    • Moneran: The most abundant life form on Earth, including Eubacteria and Archaebacteria.
    • Examples from the Animal Kingdom: Humans, earthworms, cats.
    • Examples from the Plant Kingdom: Trees, grasses, fruits, flowers.
    • Examples from the Fungi Kingdom: Mushrooms, mold, yeast.
    • Examples from the Protist Kingdom: Plankton, amoeba, paramecium, algae, Euglena.

    Cellular Structures of Different Organisms

    • Animals: Primarily multicellular.
    • Plants: Multicellular organisms.
    • Fungi: Can be unicellular or multicellular.
    • Protists: Unicellular and contain a nucleus.
    • Moneran (Archaebacteria and Eubacteria): Unicellular and lack a nucleus.

    Nutritional Methods Across Kingdoms

    • Animals: Obtain food by consuming other organisms.
    • Plants: Use photosynthesis, deriving food from sunlight, water, and CO2.
    • Fungi: Absorb nutrients from other organisms; do not perform photosynthesis.
    • Protists: Varies; some consume food, others photosynthesize.
    • Archaebacteria: Typically obtain nutrients from other organisms.
    • Eubacteria: Decompose dead matter and obtain nutrients from other organisms.

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