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Classification terms / vocabulary
#1 Grouping organisms by similar characteristics. classification
#2 Different groups according to how things are related (ex. Kingdom, phylum, species ...) hierarchy
#3 Two - part naming system. Binomial Nomenclature
#4 Used to identify different species of organisms by picking best of two choices. Dichotomous key
#5 King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup pneumonic device
Kingdom Characteristics
#1 Multicellular, eukaryotic cells, eats to get energy or heterotroph, sexual reproduction Animalia
#2 Multicellular, eukaryotic cells, photosynthesizes (makes own food) or autotroph, sexual or asexual reproduction Plantae
#3 Unicellular or multicellular, uses spores to reproduce, decomposes dead material. Fungi
#4 Unicellular or multicellular, can photosynthesizes (makes own food) or autotroph or eats to get energy or heterotroph Protista
#5 Unicellular, prokaryotic cells, asexual reproduction Eu/Archaebacteria
Kingdom Examples
#1 Tree, grass, fern Plantae
#2 Arthropods, bats, worms Animalia
#3 Mushroom, yeast Fungi
#4 Bacteria Eu/Archaebacteria
#5 Amoeba, paramecium, euglena Protista
Biological Hierarchy
#1 Largest group that includes lots of different species Kingdom
#2 Smallest, most specific group of classification Species
#3 Kingdom, Phylum, ***, order, family, genus, species class
#4 The scientific name is made up of these genus & species
#5 pneumonic device to remember the biological hierarchy King Phillip came over for good soup
U2 Days, Nights, Years Review
#1 Objects that cause day and night Sun and Earth
#2 Motion that causes days rotation
#3 Motion that causes years revolution
#4 Number of hours in a day 24
#5 Number of rotations in a year 365.25
Final Question
Human phylum chordata