6 kingdoms/Taxonomy & classification Flashcards
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Name the 6 kingdoms in biological classification
Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, plantae, animalia
Which two kingdoms have prokaryotic cells
Archaebacteria, Eubacteria
Cells that have no nucleus and no membrane bound organelles
Prokaryotic
Cells that have a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Eukaryotic
An organism which must eat other organisms as food
Heterotroph
And organism which can make its own food from an energy sources such as the sun
Autotroph
This kingdom contains multicellular, heterotrophs that can move
Animalia
This kingdom contains multicellular, autotrophs with cell walls made of cellulose
Plantae
This kingdom contains multicellular heterotrophs with cell walls made of chitin
Fungi
This kingdom contains mostly unicellular eukaryotes which live in aquatic environments
Protists
This kingdom contains unicellular prokaryotic organisms which live in harsh environments. These are considered the most ancient organisms on earth
Archaebacteria
This kingdom contains unicellular prokaryotic organisms which live in almost every environment on earth
Eubacteria
The study of classifying organisms
Taxonomy
The scientist who developed the modern system of classification
Carolus Linnaeus
The seven classification, in order from least to most specific
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
The largest grouping in the classification of life
Kingdom
The group of related classes would be a
Phylum
A group of related orders would be a
Class
A group of related families would be a
Order
Two organisms in the same order would also have the same
Class, phylum, and kingdom
Two organisms in the same family, would would be in different
Genus and species
Two name, naming system used to assign names to organisms
Binomial nomenclature
A tool used to identify unknown organisms
Dichotomous key
The first word in a two part scientific name (one of the levels of classification)
Genus
