1. DOK 6
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2. Definitions
Classification- organizing living things into groups based on their similarities
Taxonomy- Identifying, classifying, and naming living organisms
Species- a group of organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring (this means that the original generation can have grandchildren)
Producers- an organism that can make its own food to get nutrients
Consumer- organisms that must eat others to get nutrients
Decomposer- an organism that breaks down dead organic material to get nutrients (like a fallen tree)

3. The order of classification from broadest to most specific groups
DOMAIN Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
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4. The Scientist for this unit is Carolus Linnaeus
He is responsible for the classification system and the naming system we use today.

5. Scientific Naming Use the genus and species
Capitalize the first letter of the Genus
Do not capitalize any letters in the species
All must be italicized.
For abbreviations:
Use the first letter of the Genus. It should be capitalized and followed by a period.
Use the species with no capital letters.
Examples:
Scientific name: Tyrannosaurus Rex
Abbreviation: T. Rex

6. Identify similar and different organisms based on classification
Look at each level of classification to see where they are
different
The ones that have the most levels in common are similar
The ones that have the least number of levels in common are

7. Identify similar and different organisms based on classification continued

8. Identify similar and different organisms based on classification continued

9. Identify similarities and differences
Organism 1
Organism 2
Organism 3
Organism 4
Organism 5
Kingdom
Animalia
Eukaryota
Plantae
Phylum
Chordata
Protista
Anthophyta
Class
Mammalia
Heterokontophyta
Dicotyledones
Order
Carnivora
Primates
Phaeophyceae
Fagales
Family
Canidae
Hominidae
Laminariales
Fagaceae
Genus
Canis
Homo
Macrocystis
Quercus
Species
familiaris
lupus
sapiens
pyrifera
rubra
From this table, which organisms are the most similar? Why?
Organisms 1 and 2 because they are classified the same down to the genus level
2) List the scientific names of the 2 organisms that are most similar:
Canis familiaris and Canis lupus
3) Write the abbreviated scientific names of the 2 organisms that are most different:
M. pyrifera and Q. rubra

10. Distinguishing Characteristics
DOMAIN
Kingdom
Distinguishing Characteristics
Eukarya
Animalia
eukaryotic
no cell wall, multi-cellular
mobile
consumer
Plantae
Cell wall, mutli-cellular
Most not mobile
producer
Protista
Some have cell walls, some do not; multi-cellular and unicellular
Some are producers and some are consumers
Must live in water
Fungi
Eukaryotic
Cell wall, multi-cellular
decomposers
immobile
Bacteria
Eubacteria
prokaryotic
cell wall, unicellular
decomposers, producers, use elements like nitrogen, hydrogen, sulfur
Live in normal environments-even in you! Eu= (you)bacteria
Archaea
Archaebacteria
Cell wall, unicellular
Wide range of sources: organic compounds, sunlight, ammonia, gases
Live in extreme environments-very hot, very cold, acidic, basic

11. Q & A How are archaebacteria and eubacteria similar?
Prokaryotic, cell wall, they are unicellular, have more than one food source.
How are archaebacteria and eubacteria different?
Archaebacteria live in extreme environments, eubacteria live in more normal environments like our body.
What kingdoms contain producers?
Plantae, protista, and eubacteria
Why is the protist kingdom said to be “diverse”?
When it comes to obtaining food: some protists act like plants, some act like animals, some act like fungi.

12. Q & A How are fungi different from plants? plants make their own food
fungi decompose (or break down) living matter to get nutrients.
What do all organisms in the animal kingdom have in common?
They are all are eukaryotic, multicellular, have no cell wall, and they all must consume other organisms.
List the three domains and the characteristics of each:
Eukarya- cells contain a nucleus, most multicellular
Bacteria-cells contain no nucleus, live in normal environments
Archaea-cells contain no nucleus, live in extreme environments