Biodiveristy #1 & #2

• Biodiversity- Variety of living things
• Taxonomy- Study of identifying, naming, and classifying organisms
• Genetic diversity- Variety within population
• Species diversity- Different types of species in an area
• Ecological diversity- Variation in the biological communities
• "Genus"- Group of closely related species
• International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature- Names animals
• International Code for the Nomenclature for Cultivated plants- Names plants
• Archaea- Unicellular and prokaryotics organisms

  - Can survive without oxygen
• Bacteria- Unicellular and prokaryotic

  - Can survive without oxygen

  - Can be good or bad for animals
• Lactobacillus and bifidobacteria are examples of good bacteria
• Felis Catus- Scientific name of cat
• Eukarya- Eukaryotic or multicellular
• Carolus Linnaeus- Father of Taxonomy
• Dichotomus key- Tool used by Scientists to identify organisms