Types of living things Living things are classified by similar ____________________. Each different type of organism is called a ___________________. It is estimated that there are over ten __________ different species on Earth. All of the same kind of dust mite are members of a single species.

Classifying life To classify a living thing into one of the kingdoms, scientists ask 3 questions: Does it have prokaryotic (_____________) cells or eukaryotic (complex) cells? Is it single-celled (one-celled) or _______________________ (many-celled)? Does it get _______________ by making its own food (as a producer) or by getting food from other organisms (as a consumer)?

Classifying life One system of classification groups all living things into one of six _________________________________: Archaebacteria _____________ Protista ____________ Plantae Animalia

Two kingdoms of bacteria Bacteria are the ___________________ of all living things. They are _______-celled organisms and their cells do not have a ________. Some bacteria can ________ their own food. Others break down food and ______________ it. Kingdom Archaebacteria Kingdom Eubacteria

Protists Members of the Kingdom __________ are called protists. Protists are an odd group of organisms because they have many _____________ characteristics.

Plants The Kingdom Plantae is made up of __________ organisms whose ____________ have a nucleus. In __________________, plants convert energy from the sun and store it in the form of molecules.

Fungi Fungi are important because they break down rotting things and return the ________________ to the soil. Kingdom Fungi includes the fungi, _______________, molds, & ________________.

Animals Animals are _________________ organisms with cells that have a _________________. Beetles, worms, snakes, and birds are classified into the _________________ Animalia.

Plant and Animal kingdoms compared

Classifying life Taxonomy is the process of ___________ & ____________ living things. A Swedish scientist and explorer named Carolus ________________ (1707–1778) developed a system of classification in the 1700s. There are currently seven ____________ of classification.

Organisms with shared __________________ are grouped together. What characteristic do these organisms share? _______________________________________

Levels of classification For animals, the levels of classification are: 1._________ 2._________ 3._________, 4._________, 5._________, 6._________, 7._________. At what level are these two animals classified differently?

Scientific Names A scientific name is the _______-______ scientifically recognized name given to an organism, consisting of its genus & species.

Scientific Names You may have a difficult time understanding scientific names because they are usually in _________ or Greek. Felis is Latin for “___” & domesticus is Latin for “_____________.”