Classfication

• How are living things classified

  Depending on structure + characteristics & similarities + differences in their observable characteristics
• What are the 5 kingdoms 


  • Animals
  • Plants
  • Fungi
  • Protists
  • Prokaryotes
• What are the kingdoms further divided into


  • Phylum
  • Class
  • Order
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Species
• What does binomial mean

  A two part name like panther
• Why is the 5 kingdom classification out of date

  Advances in technology
• What is the new classification system called 


  3 domain system
• What is the 3 domain system made of 


  • Archae (similar to bacteria but found in extreme places)
  • Bacteria
  • Eukarya