Taxonomy
Method for scientists to organize organisms
1. Archaea Domain
prokaryotic, no nuclear membrane, living in extreme environments
prokaryotic, no nuclear membrane
nuclear membrane
Kingdoms
III) All Domains are classified into 6 groups called
Kingdoms
A) Archaebacteria Kingdom (Ancient Bacteria)
A) Eubacteria Kingdom (New Bacteria)
A) Protists Kingdom (Algae)
A) Fungi Kingdom (Mushrooms)
A) Plant Kingdom (Flowers)
A) Animal Kingdom (Dogs)
IV)Each Kingdom is broken into a Phylum
Organisms in the same Phylum are more similar then ones in another Phyla
Ex) cat, fish, snake, in the same phyla because they have a backbone. Moth is in a different phyla because they do not have backbones.
V) Phyla are broken into Classes
Organisms in the same class are more similar than organisms in different class
EX) A snake and fish are more similar because they are cold blooded. A cat is in a different class because they are warm blooded.
VI) Classes are divided into Orders
EX) Fish use gills, snakes use lungs = different orders
2 fish would be in the same order
VII) Each order is divided into Families
EX) Fish living in ocean, Fish living in pond = different family
VIII) Each family is divided into Genuses
EX) Shark has sharp teeth, Flounder has dull teeth = different Genus
IX) Each genus is split into species.
EX) Great White shark, Whale shark = different
species