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What is classification?
What is classification?
The arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on their similarities and their DNA.
Why do scientists classify organisms?
Why do scientists classify organisms?
List the 7 levels of classification.
List the 7 levels of classification.
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
What is taxonomy?
What is taxonomy?
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Who was Carolus Linnaeus?
Who was Carolus Linnaeus?
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What did early scientists use to help classify organisms?
What did early scientists use to help classify organisms?
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What do modern day scientists use to classify organisms?
What do modern day scientists use to classify organisms?
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What is a scientific name?
What is a scientific name?
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Why are scientific names important to scientists?
Why are scientific names important to scientists?
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What is a dichotomous key?
What is a dichotomous key?
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List the six kingdoms.
List the six kingdoms.
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Will there always be six kingdoms used for classifying organisms?
Will there always be six kingdoms used for classifying organisms?
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What defines Archaebacteria?
What defines Archaebacteria?
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What defines Eubacteria?
What defines Eubacteria?
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What are prokaryotes?
What are prokaryotes?
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What defines Protista?
What defines Protista?
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What are eukaryotes?
What are eukaryotes?
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What organisms are included in Protista?
What organisms are included in Protista?
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What defines Plantae?
What defines Plantae?
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What process do plants use to make sugar?
What process do plants use to make sugar?
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What defines Fungi?
What defines Fungi?
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List two examples of fungi.
List two examples of fungi.
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What defines Animalia?
What defines Animalia?
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Do animal cells have cell walls?
Do animal cells have cell walls?
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Which kingdom do humans belong to?
Which kingdom do humans belong to?
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Study Notes
Classification
- Arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on similarities and DNA.
Importance of Classification
- Organizing the millions of organisms on Earth.
- Understanding both unique and shared characteristics of organisms.
- Provides a universal grouping system.
- Illuminates evolutionary relationships among organisms.
7 Levels of Classification
- Kingdom
- Phylum
- Class
- Order
- Family
- Genus
- Species
Taxonomy
- Science of identifying, naming, and classifying organisms.
- Founded by Carolus Linnaeus in the 1700s.
Carolus Linnaeus
- Pioneered the field of taxonomy in the 18th century.
Early Scientific Classification
- Based primarily on visible physical traits and anatomy of organisms.
Modern Scientific Classification
- Uses DNA similarities and differences to clarify evolutionary relationships.
Scientific Names
- Composed of genus and species names, typically with Greek or Latin roots.
- Names are symbolic or represent characteristics of the organism.
Importance of Scientific Names
- Eliminates confusion from common names.
- Reduces language barriers in scientific communication.
Dichotomous Key
- Tool for identifying unknown organisms through a series of paired statements.
- Users work through questions based on an organism's characteristics.
Six Kingdoms of Life
- Archaebacteria
- Eubacteria
- Protista
- Plantae
- Fungi
- Animalia
- Potential for more kingdoms to be added as knowledge of organisms expands.
Archaebacteria
- Ancient bacteria thriving in extreme environments.
- Can be heterotrophic or autotrophic, prokaryotic, and unicellular.
Eubacteria
- Common bacteria found in diverse environments, including the human body.
- Also can be heterotrophic or autotrophic, prokaryotic, and unicellular.
Prokaryotes
- Cells lacking a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
- Simple and small in structure.
Protista
- Kingdom of organisms that can be heterotrophic or autotrophic.
- Eukaryotic and can be unicellular or multicellular.
Eukaryotes
- Cells containing a nucleus and a complex internal structure.
Definition of Protists
- Eukaryotic organisms that do not fall into the plant, animal, or fungi kingdoms.
Plantae
- Complex, usually green, multicellular organisms that perform photosynthesis.
- Autotrophic, eukaryotic, and typically multicellular.
Photosynthesis
- Process by which plants make sugar using sunlight energy.
Fungi
- Organisms that decompose substances in their environment to absorb nutrients.
- Can be heterotrophic, eukaryotic, and may be unicellular or multicellular.
Examples of Fungi
- Molds
- Mushrooms
Animalia
- Complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls and have nervous systems.
- Heterotrophic, eukaryotic, and multicellular.
Animal Cell Characteristics
- Unlike cells of fungi, plants, and most protists, animal cells do not have cell walls.
Classification of Humans
- Belong to the kingdom Animalia.
- Characteristics: complex, multicellular, nucleus-containing cells with no chlorophyll.
- Also categorized under Chordata (spinal cord) and Mammalia (warm-blooded, nursing).
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Explore the fascinating world of organism classification in biology. This quiz covers the importance of taxonomy, the levels of classification, and the historical contributions of Carolus Linnaeus. Test your knowledge on the modern and early methods of scientific classification.
