1. Taxonomy
science of classifying living things into groups based upon their similarities
Before scientists can put these things into a category they must be certain that they are living!!!

2. Classification
Cells
Tissues
Organs
Organ systems
Organism

3. Kingdom King
Phylum Phillip
Class Came
Order Over
Family From
Genus Great
species Spain

4. Organisms are placed into the kingdoms based on the following criteria:
1. unicellular or multicellular
prokaryote or eukaryote
autotorphic - use photosynthesis to make their own food
chemotrophic - converts chemicals and molecules to food
heterotrophic - must consume food

5. Kingdoms
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
Protists
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia

6. Kingdom Archaebacteria
unicellular
prokaryotic
some autotrophic, most chemotrophic

7. Kingdom Eubacteria unicellular eukaryote autotrophic and heterotrophic
E. coli

8. Kingdom Protista most unicellular eukaryote
heterotrophic or autotrophic
ameba, paramecium, algae

9. Kingdom Fungi most multicellular eukaryote heterotrophic
mushrooms, yeast

10. Kingdom Plantae
multicellular
eukaryote
autotrophic
trees, grass

11. Kingdom Animalia multicellular eukaryote heterotrophic
humans, insects, worms

12. Dichotomous Key
Tool that scientists use to help identify an organism. Identified by its physical properties!