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Classification
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Put into groups according to a system
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Why classify?
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Scientists organize organisms so they are easier to study.
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Taxonomy
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The study/science of classification
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Carolus Linnaeus
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Person who began the modern classification system
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Why use scientific names?
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The standard (or same) name of organisms used by scientists all over the world. Avoids confusion. |
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Where do Eubacteria live?
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A type of bacteria that lives in soil, water, and the human body --common places
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What good things do Eubacteria do for people?
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A type of bacteria that produces vitamins, yogurt, and sauses
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What is a prokaryote?
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An cellular organism without a nucleus. Example: Bacteria
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Archae
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Means ancient
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Where do Archaebacteria live?
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A type of bacteria that lives in hot springs and deep oceans -- weird places |
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Protists
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Single or multi-celled eukaryote (has cells with a nucleus), that are not animals, plants, or fungi, - these do not fit in other kingdoms
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How are protists different from bacteria?
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Difference: Protist cells have a nucleus.
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Where did protists come from?
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Ancient bacteria
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Name some types of protists.
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Protozoans, Algae, Slime molds, and Euglena
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Fungi
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Non-green eukaryote organism that reproduces with spores -- does not move
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Describe the differences between plants and fungi.
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Difference: Fungi does not make their own food.
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How do fungi get food?
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Eat off their host as parasites or decompose matter and take it as their food.
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Examples of fungi.
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Mushrooms, mold, mildew, and yeast
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Plants
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Organisms, also known as green plants, are multicellular eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae --- that don't move
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What characteristics do all plants share?
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These organisms all have cell walls with cellulose and obtain most of their energy from sunlight via photosynthesis.
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Photosynthesis
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The process of converting sunlight into food or sugars, which are synthesized by carbon-dioxide and water
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Name some common plants.
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Oak tree, sunflower, and cat tail
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Animalia
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Animal complex multicellular organisms with no cell walls --- that move
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What are the characteristics of animals?
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Organisms that are eukaryotic, multicellular, have no cell walls, can move, and have specialized sense organs
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List some examples of animals.
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Bird, fish, ant, frog
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Vertebrate
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A type of animal that has a backbone, which affects the shape of its body. Examples: humans, birds, and snakes.
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Invertebrate
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A type of animal that does not have a backbone. Examples: mollusks, worms, and insects.
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What are the three domains of classification?
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Archaea (unicellular microorganisms), bacteria (unicellular microorganisms without a nucleus), and eukaryote (plants, animals, fungi, and protista)
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