Science dealing with the classificationof organism

axonomyT

Organisms Classified by:

Structural Similarities Biochemical Similarities Cytological Similarities

Embryological Similarities

Behavioral Similarities Fossil Record

Basic Classification Groups

KingdomPhylumClassOrderFamilyGenusSpecies

(most general)

(most specific)

Species Organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring

Five Kingdom System

Animal

Plant

Protista

Monera

Fungi

Animal Kingdom

• Multicellular

• Ingest food

Plant Kingdom

• Multicellular

• Photosynthetic

Protista• Unicellular• Eukaryotic Cells

(have membrane bound organelles)

• Examples: paramecium, amoeba, euglena

Monera• Unicellular• Prokaryotic Cells

(no membrane bound organelles)

• Examples: bacteria, blue green algae

Fungi• Most multicellular (except yeast)• Have cell walls, but not chloroplasts

• Absorbs nutrients from environment

• Examples: yeast, bread mold, mushrooms

NomenclatureMethod of naming an organism

Binomial System Developed by Carl Linnaeus

Rules• Genus and species name make up scientific name• Names usually in latin

• Genus is capitalized, species lower case• Name is either italicized or underlined separately

Examples:

Felis domesticusFelis leoFelis tigerisCanis lupisCanis familiarisHomo erectusHomo sapien

Dichotomous/Taxonomic Key

Tool used to classify an organism using 2 traits

Create a dichotomous key forthese creatures with your 6 o’clock buddy

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