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Each year, researchers report more than 15,000
new species
They estimate there are 8.7 million species on
the planet, plus or minus 1.3 million
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Branch of biology that groups and names organisms
based on studies of their different characteristics.
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All living things have cell
All living things have DNA or RNA
Genus
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First Word
Capitalized
Underlined or italicized
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Ex. Acer or Acer
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Specific Epithet
(species)
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Second Word
Lower case
Underline or italicized
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Ex. lubricoides or lubricoides
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Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens
If you are writing it by hand it MUST be
Underlined
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categories of organisms grouped by similar
characteristics
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Kingdoms – broadest category (6 kingdoms
currently)
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Species – most specific category
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Viable means offspring that can also reproduce
Exceptions- mule or zebroid
Taxon
Classification
of Man
Reasons For
Classification
Taxon
Kingdom
Classification Reasons For
of Man
Classification
No
Animal
chloroplasts,
cell wall,
small vacuole
Taxon
Kingdom
Phylum
Classificatio Reasons For
n of Man Classificatio
n
No
Animal
chloroplasts
, cell wall,
small
vacuole
Chordate
backbone
Taxon
Kingdom
Classification Reasons For
of Man
Classification
No
Animal
chloroplasts,
cell wall,
small vacuole
Phylum
Chordate
backbone
Class
Mammal
Hair, live birth
Taxon
Kingdom
Classification Reasons For
of Man
Classification
No
Animal
chloroplasts,
cell wall,
small vacuole
Phylum
Chordate
backbone
Class
Mammal
Hair, live birth
Order
Primates
Walk upright
Taxon
Kingdom
Classification Reasons For
of Man
Classification
No
Animal
chloroplasts,
cell wall,
small vacuole
Phylum
Chordate
backbone
Class
Mammal
Hair, live birth
Order
Primates
Walk upright
Family
Homidae
Man like
Taxon
Kingdom
Classification Reasons For
of Man
Classification
No
Animal
chloroplasts,
cell wall,
small vacuole
Phylum
Chordate
backbone
Class
Mammal
Hair, live birth
Order
Primates
Walk upright
Family
Homidae
Man like
Genus
Homo
Man
Taxon
Kingdom
Classification Reasons For
of Man
Classification
No
Animal
chloroplasts,
cell wall,
small vacuole
Phylum
Chordate
backbone
Class
Mammal
Hair, live birth
Order
Primates
Walk upright
Family
Homidae
Man like
Genus
Homo
Man
Species
sapiens
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ORGANISM
GROUP NAME
HUMAN
CHIMPANZEE
HOUSE CAT
LION
HOUSEFLY
KINGDOM
Animalia
Animalia
Animalia
Animalia
Animalia
PHYLUM
Chordate
Chordate
Chordate
Chordate
Arthropoda
CLASS
Mammal
Mammal
Mammal
Mammal
Insect
ORDER
Primates
Primates
Carnivora
Carnivora
Diptera
FAMILY
Hominidae
Pongidae
Felidae
Felidae
Muscidae
GENUS
Homo
Pan
Felis
Felis
Musca
SPECIES
sapiens
troglodytes
domestica
Leo
domestica
Scientific Name
Homo sapiens
Pan troglodytes
Felis domestica
Felis leo
Musca domestica
Started out with 2
categories
Plant
or
Animal
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1 – Eubacteria
2 – Archeabacteria
3 – Protista
4 - Fungi
5 - Plant
6 – Animal
It may change to an 8 or 12 kingdom but right
now it remains a 6 kingdom system
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Bacteria that live in extreme environments
Prokaryotes
Examples Swamps, hydrothermal vents,
seawater evaporating ponds
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all other types of bacteria
Prokaryotes
Most are harmless but some may cause disease
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Eukaryotes
Characteristics of both plant and animal
Examples algae, protozoa, and slime molds
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Eukaryotes
No chlorophyll cannot make own food
Heterotrophs
Mushrooms
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Multicellular eukaryotes
Photosynthetic
Nonmotile
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Multicellular eukaryotes
Heterotrophs
Usually mobile
Most have a nervous system