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Classification Standard Notes

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Classification

  • The process of ________________ things based on ___________________.

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Taxonomy

  • The ______________ study of how living things are __________________.

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Founders of Classification

  • ____________ is credited with creating the ____________ classification system in 5AD. Only classified objects as ___________ or _________________.
  • _________________ is known as the Father of ________________________. He gave us the _________________ system we use now (with some changes). His systems had 3 kingdoms ______________, ________________, ______________. Each kingdom divided into ____________ and, in turn, into _________, ___________, ___________, ________________.
  • _________________ and ______________ introduced the __________________System in the 1970’s. These latest changes have been proven by modern ________________ in molecular biology. Based on differences between __________________ and ___________________. Woese was first to classify _____________ as a separate domain (1977).

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8 levels of classification

8. ___________________ 4._____________________

broadest category

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7. ___________________ 3._____________________

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6. ___________________ 2._____________________

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5. ___________________ 1._____________________

most specific category

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Classification Standard Notes

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Domain

  • The highest rank of organisms in a biological ___________. Domains divide all cellular ______ forms into _______ groups.
  • These three groups include: _____________, ___________, and _____________.

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Domain – Archaea

  • Unicellular microorganisms
  • __________________________ - no nuclear membrane
  • Found in ________________ environments
    • ______________________________
    • ______________________________

Kingdom: ______________________________

Example: ______________________________

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Domain – Bacteria

  • Found ____________________
  • ___________________________ - no nuclear membrane

Kingdom: _______________________________

Example: _______________________________

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Domain – Eukarya

  • Found __________________
  • Most of the world’s __________________ things.
  • __________________ - cell has a nucleus

Kingdoms: _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________

Example: _______________________________

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Kingdom – Eubacteria

  • True ______________
  • Prokaryotic
  • ______________
  • Autotrophs and ______________
  • _______________ or rod-shaped
  • Found in soil, __________, oceans, snow, and __________________

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Kingdom – Archaebacteria

  • ____________ from other bacteria
  • _________________
  • Unicellular
  • __________________ and heterotroph
  • Different archaebacteria are found in these extreme conditions:
    • A. ________________________
    • B. ________________________
    • C. ________________________

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Kingdom – Protists

  • Cannot be classified as ______________, _______________ or fungus.
  • ___________________________
  • Most are _________________
  • __________________ and _________________

Examples: __________________

__________________ __________________

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Kingdom – Fungi

  • ___________________________
  • Eukaryotes
  • All heterotrophs: _______________________

Examples ___________________

___________________ ___________________

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Kingdom – Plantae

  • Multicellular
  • ___________________
  • Most live on _________________
  • Autotrophs - _________________, makes its own food through photosynthesis.
  • Provides food for _____________________.

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Kingdom – Animalia

  • ___________________________
  • ___________________________
  • Lives everywhere
  • ______________________ - consumers
  • You belong to Kingdom Animalia!

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