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TAXONOMY
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Names and groups organisms according to their characteristics and evolutionary history.
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CARL VON LINNE
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Swedish biologist (mid 1700's) who established a simple system for classifying and naming organisms into a hierarchy (ranking system).
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MORPHOLOGY OF AN
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Categories of "form and structure" called "Taxa".
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AUTOTROPHIC
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Organism that obtains its nutrients from non-living sources (eg. the sun).
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HETEROTROPHIC
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Organism obtains its nutrients from living or once-living sources.
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SESSILE
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Does not move around.
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MOTILE
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Moves around.
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PROKARYOTE
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Organisms that do not contain membrane bound organelles.
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- Bacteria are prokaryotes. |
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EUKARYOTE
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Organisms that do not contain membrane bound organelles.
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- Eukaryotes evolved from
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UNICELLULAR
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Consisting of one cell.
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MULTICELLULAR
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Consisting of more than one cell.
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WHAT ARE THE 5 KINGDOMS
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Monera Protista Fungi Animalia Plantae
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CHARACTERISTICS OF MONERA
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Prokaryotes unicellular autotrophic/heterotropic sessile/motile
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eg: bacteria blue/green algae
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CHARACTERISTICS OF PROTISTA
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Eukaryote unicellular autotrophic/heterotrophic sessile/motile
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eg: seaweed
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CHARACTERISTICS OF FUNGI
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Eukaryote multicellular/unicellular heterotrophic sessile
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eg: mushrooms, yeast
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CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANTAE
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Eukaryote multicellular autotrophic sessile
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eg: ferns, palm trees, moss
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CHARACTERISTICS OF ANIMALIA
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Eukaryote multicellular heterotrophic motile
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eg: insects, humans, fish
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WHAT ARE THE 7 LEVELS OF CLASSIFICATION
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kingdom, phylum (plant kingdom only) class order family genus species
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HOW CAN WE REMEMBER THE 7 LEVELS OF CLASSIFICATION
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King Philip Came Over For Grandma's Soup
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BINOMIAL SYSTEM
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The scientific name of a species is named by its "genus" firstly and its "species" secondly.
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eg: grey wolf (common name) Canis Lupus (scientific name)human being (common name) homo sapien (scientific name)
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PHYSIOLOGY
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The chemical reactions and processes that allow an organism to function and live.
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STRUCTURE
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The physical design of an organism.
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BEHAVIOUR
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The way an organism acts.
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MOLECULAR
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The DNA, proteins & enzymes of an organism.
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PHYLUM Porifera
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sea sponges
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"Phylum" is the "2nd "classification in the "7 levels of classification" system.
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PHYLUM Cnideria
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jellyfish, sea coral
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"Phylum" is the "2nd" classification in the "7 levels of classification" system.
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PHYLUM Platyhelminthes
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flatworms, tapeworms, flukes
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"phylum" is the "2nd" classification in the "7 levels of classification" system.
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PHYLUM Mollusca
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snails, clams, octopuses
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"phylum" is the "2nd" classification in the "7 levels of classification" system.
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PHYLUM Annelida
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earthworms, leeches, bristleworms
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"phylum" is the "2nd" classification in the "7 levels of classification" system.
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PHYLUM Arthropod
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insects, crustaceans, arachnids
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"phylum" is the "2nd" classification in the "7 levels of classification" system.
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PHYLUM Echinodermata
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sea stars, sea cucumbers, sea urchins
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"phylum" is the "2nd" classification in the "7 levels of classification" system.
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PHYLUM Chordata
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mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, fish
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"phylum" is the "2nd" classification in the "7 levels of classification" system.
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CLASS Fish
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fish
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"class" is the "3rd" classification in the "7 levels of classification" system.
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CLASS Amphibia
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organisms that can live both in water and on land such as slaamanders, newts, frogs, toads.
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"class" is the "3rd" classification in the "7 levels of classification" system.
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CLASS Reptilia
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turtles, lizards, snakes, crocodiles
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"class" is the "3rd" classification in the "7 levels of classification" system.
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CLASS Birds
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birds
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"class" is the "3rd" classification in the "7 levels of classification" system.
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CLASS Mammalia
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mammals
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"class" is the "3rd" classification in the "7 levels of classification" system.
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