How do I classify organisms like COVID-19, E. Coli, Plasmodium, yeast, banana tree, dog, and human by their kingdom and other taxonomic ranks?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking for the classification of various organisms by their respective biological taxonomic ranks, specifically into categories such as kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species.
Answer
COVID-19: Not in a kingdom, E. coli: Bacteria, Plasmodium: Protista, Yeast: Fungi, Banana tree: Plantae, Dog and human: Animalia.
COVID-19 is not classified under a kingdom as it's a virus. E. coli is in Kingdom Bacteria. Plasmodium is in Kingdom Protista. Yeast is in Kingdom Fungi. Banana tree is in Kingdom Plantae. Dog and human are in Kingdom Animalia.
Answer for screen readers
COVID-19 is not classified under a kingdom as it's a virus. E. coli is in Kingdom Bacteria. Plasmodium is in Kingdom Protista. Yeast is in Kingdom Fungi. Banana tree is in Kingdom Plantae. Dog and human are in Kingdom Animalia.
More Information
Viruses like COVID-19 are not typically classified into the traditional kingdoms of life since they lack cellular structure.
Tips
Common mistake is misclassifying viruses into biological kingdoms. Remember that viruses do not fit into traditional taxonomic ranks.
Sources
- The Taxonomic Classification System | Biology for Majors I - courses.lumenlearning.com
- biological classification - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help - kids.britannica.com
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