Classification
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- the science of identifying, classifying, and naming living things
- taxonomy
- the arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on their similarities
- classification
- levels of classification
- kingdom phylum class order family genus species
- why classify?
- answer questions like "how many species are there?"
- why use scientific names?
- so scientists know which animal they're talking about exactly
- dichotomous key - what's its purpose?
- identify unknown organisms by giving characteristics
- extreme conditions (thermophiles)
- archaebacteria
- can live in the body (e. coli)
- eubacteria
- photosynthesis and large vaculoe (giant sequoias)
- plantae
- single celled, with a few exceptions (algae)
- protista
- have unusual combos of characterstics (mushroom)
- fungi
- lack cell walls and are eukaryotic (eagles)
- animalia
- all kingdoms have in common:
- they are living things