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Ellis- Classification of Organisms
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Biology
10th Grade
03/27/2013

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Taxonomy

Definition
The classification of organisms into groups based on shared characteristics
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Heirarchy of Classification

Definition

Levels of classification: From general to specific

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species

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Domain Eukarya

Definition

 

Organisms whose cells are Eukaryotic (contain organelles and nucleus)Includes 4 of the 6 Kingdoms (Animal, Plant, Fungi and Protista)

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Domain Bacteria

Definition
Organims whose cells are prokaryotic (lack a nucleus and most organelles)
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Domain Archae

Definition

 

Organisms whose cells are prokaryotic (lack a nucleus and most organelles)

Known as Extremophiles for loving extreme environments (very acidic, very hot, or very cold)

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Phylum Chordata

Definition

Includes Vertebrates and 2 main groups of invertebrates (Lancelets and tunicates)

All Chordates have at one stage in their lives: A notocord, hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal gills, a tail

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Vertebrates

Definition

 

 have a backbone and a skull

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Invertebrates

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Lacking a backbone and skull

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Kingdoms

Definition
There are six (Animalia, Plantea, Fungi, Protista, Bacteria and Archae)
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Tunicates

Definition

Invertebrate

Part of Phylum Chordata

marine animal

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Lancelets

Definition

Invertebrate

In Phylum Chordata

Blade like marine organism 

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Cladogram

Definition

 

Diagram showing the evolutionary relationships (phylogeny) between organisms

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Kingdom Animalia

Definition
eukaryotic.
 cells lack cell walls.
multicellular.
heterotrophs that ingest food.
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Kindgom Plantae

Definition

Eukaryotic

Have Cell Walls

Unicellular and Multicellular

Autotrophs (obtain their own energy) with some heterotrophs.

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Kingdom Fungi

Definition

Eukaryotic

Some have cell walls

Most are Multicellular

Heterotrophic

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Kingdom Protista

Definition

Eukaryotic

SOME have cell walls

SOME are multicellular

SOME are heterotrophs and some are autotrophs

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Binomial Nomenclature

Definition

a two part name using the organisms genus and species names.

 

Humans are Homo sapiens

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Linnaeus

Definition
The man who came up with the way to classify organims using: 1. A two part latin name (binomial nomenclature) 2. An ordering of species into broader and broader groups
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