Classification Review
The process of grouping things according to similar characteristics ( traits, features, etc.)
Classification
The study of classification
Taxonomy
A person who studies classification and classifies living things
Taxonomist
He classified animals based on the way they move.
Aristotle
An organism’s genus and species is referred to as___________.
Binomial nomenclature
A group of closely related organisms that can mate and have young is called________.
species
Scientific names (genus, species) are written in the __________ language.
Latin
Mushrooms belong to the ______________ kingdom.
Fungi
For the scientific name, Felis concolor, “Felis” refers to the_____________.
genus
Today we classify organisms based on_______________.
evolution
The largest classification group is _________________.
kingdom
An organism that can make its own food using photosynthesis is an _____________________.
autotroph
An organism that can not make its own food is a __________________.
heterotroph
The process that states that new organisms develop from previously existing organisms is ___________.
evolution
The scientist who developed binomial nomenclature was _________.
Carolus Linnaeus
The kingdom of organisms that are unicellular, have no nucleus, and often live in extreme environments are ___________.
Archaea
Organisms that have a nucleus are_________________.
eukaryotic
Organisms that do not have a nucleus are _____________.
prokaryotic
The seven levels of classification are …
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Kings play cards on fat green stools.
Unicellular organisms with a nucleus are classified as_______.
Protists
The six kingdoms into which all living things are organized are….
Archaebacteria Eubacteria Protists Fungi Plants Animals