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Classification SG
This is the classification study guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Taxonomy | -is the branch of science that groups and names organisms |
| Aristotle | -the first taxonomist |
| Linnaeus | -was considered the father of taxonomy and created the binomial nomenclature |
| Binomial Nomenclature | -a name that contains just a genus and species |
| 7 groups in the classification system | -kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species |
| Scientific name of a human being | -homo sapien |
| What is the modern classification system based on? | -based on the 7 levels |
| What is a dichotomous key and why do scientists use them | -a classification tool used to find the scientific name of certain species |
| What are the six kingdoms of living things? | - archaebacteria, eubacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals |
| Prokaryote | -organisms who lack a nucleus |
| Eukaryote | -unicellular prokaryotes |
| Autotroph | -organisms that preform their own photosynthesis |
| Heterotroph | -organisms that ingest food |
| What kingdoms includes organisms that are autotrophs | -eubacteria, protists, and archaebacteria |
| What kingdoms include organisms that are heterotrophs? | -eubacteria, protista, fungi, and animal |
| Unicellular | -one cell |
| Multicellular | -many cells |
| Kingdoms that include unicellular | -fungi (yeast) and protists |
| Kingdoms that include multicellular organisms | -fungi/plant/animal |
| What kingdom include organisms that can move around? | -animals, protists, archaebacteria,eubacteria |
| Why are bacterial organisms separated into two different kingdoms? | - because there are two types of fungi, (chemical makeup and living enviornment |
| 5 characteristics of all living organisms | - movement metabolism growth response reproduction |
| Stimulus | -any change in the enviornment that produces a resoponse |
| Response | -some action or movement in the organism |
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