Taxonomy-the science of classifying organisms.
The system was developed by Carolus Linnaeus who use Greek and Latin names for organisms. He also created a system where we place all organisms into a few large groups-the kingdoms. The system goes Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. The system of naming is called binomial nomenclature which means it's a 2 name system.
The kingdoms are classified by the number of cells, how it obtains energy, and the type of cell.
The system was developed by Carolus Linnaeus who use Greek and Latin names for organisms. He also created a system where we place all organisms into a few large groups-the kingdoms. The system goes Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. The system of naming is called binomial nomenclature which means it's a 2 name system.
The kingdoms are classified by the number of cells, how it obtains energy, and the type of cell.
Kingdom Animalia
-Multicellular -Heterotrophis -Most can move |
Kingdom Plantae
-Multicellular -Autotrophic -Cannot move |
Kingdom Fungae
-Multicellular -Heterotrophic -Eukaryotic |
Kingdom Protista
-Most are unicellular -Can be heterotrophic or autotrophic -Eukaryotes -Most live in water |
Kingdom Eubacteria & Archaebacteria
-Unicellular -Can be autotrophic or heterotrophic -Prokaryotes |
3 Domain System
Domain Eukarya includes organisms
-Composed of eukaryotic cells (plants, animals, fungi, protists) |
Domain Bacteria
-Includes all prokaryotic cells |
Domain Archaea
-Includes only "ancient" bacteria |