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2 The study of classifying organisms What is it?!!

3 Which is more dangerous? The cottonmouth snakeORThe water moccasin

4 They are one and the same. Taxonomy doesn’t have this problem because it is simply known as Agkistrodon piscivorus

5 Swedish botanist who developed the two word naming system known as binomial nomenclature. He developed groups or taxa to distinguish organisms based on their characteristics.

6 K Kingdom P Phylum C Class O Order F Family G Genus S Species D Domain

7 the gray wolf or timber wolf

8 Classifying organisms according to binomial nomenclature must follow a few rules: The name must be in Latin The Genus and the Species are used as the name The Genus is capitalized and species is not It must be italicized Eg. Homo sapien, Canis familiaris

9 Moneran Bacteria Prokaryotic No nucleus Have cell wall Unicellular Can be heterotrophic or autotrophic Protist Protozoans, algae Eukaryotic Have nucleus Some have cell wall Mainly unicellular Can be heterotrophic or autotrophic Fungi Mushroom, yeast Eukaryotic Have nucleus Have cell wall Mainly multicellular heterotrophic Plant Moss, fern, trees, flowers Eukaryotic Have nucleus Have cell wall All multicellular autotrophic Animal Sponge, annelids, amphibians, birds, mammals Eukaryotic Have nucleus No cell wall All multicellular heterotrophic

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11 Always begin with #1 Follow directions using choices given Stop when you get to the correct name (Remember to compare and contrast figures)


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