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1 Taxonomy Notes

2 What is taxonomy? Taxonomy is the science of classifying organisms
Carolus Linnaeus ( ) was “father of taxonomy”

3 The Biological Taxa BIGGEST SMALLEST

4 Mnemonic Time! You may have learned Does King Philip Come Over For
Great Spaghetti? Now, make your own mnemonic!

5 Binomial nomenclature
Binomial nomenclature is the system of giving organisms two-part names Genus and species First letter of genus is capitalized Name written in italics Ex: Panthera pardus (P. pardus for short)

6 Some funky names Scaptia beyonceae Han solo Harryplax severus
No need to memorize! Just for fun: Scaptia beyonceae Han solo Harryplax severus

7 Domains and Kingdoms There are 3 domains: Domain Archaea
Kingdom: Archaebacteria Domain Bacteria Kingdom: Eubacteria Domain Eukarya Kingdoms: Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia

8 Archaebacteria Cell Type: Prokaryote Cell Number: Unicellular
Reproduction: Asexual Nutrition: Autotrophic OR heterotrophic Cell Features: Cell walls (different from eubacteria) Example: Methanogens

9 Eubacteria Cell Type: Prokaryote Cell Number: Unicellular
Reproduction: Asexual Nutrition: Autotrophic OR Heterotrophic Cell Features: Cell Walls Example: E. coli

10 Protista Cell Type: Eukaryote
Cell Number: Unicellular, but may live in colonies Reproduction: Asexual OR Sexual Nutrition: Heterotroph OR Autotroph Cell Features: No cell wall Example: Amoebas

11 Fungi Cell Type: Eukaryote Cell Number: Multicellular
Reproduction: Asexual OR Sexual Nutrition: Heterotrophic Cell Features: Cell Walls Example: Yeast

12 Plantae Cell Type: Eukaryote Cell Number: Multicellular
Reproduction: Asexual OR Sexual Nutrition: Autotrophic Cell Features: Cell Walls, Chloroplasts Example: Ginkgo tree

13 Animalia Cell Type: Eukaryote Cell Number: Multicellular
Reproduction: Asexual OR Sexual Nutrition: Heterotroph Cell Features: No cell walls Example: Tiggy and Homer

14 Video Options Is this octopus adorabilis? Vampire Squid from Hell:
Vampire Squid from Hell:


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