Classification

• What are the classes of organisms as determined by Carl Linnaeus ?

  Kingdom

  Phylum

  Class

  Order

  Family

  Genus

  Species
• Which features are living creatures traditionally classified by?

  structure and characteristics
• What is the binomial system of naming organisms ?

  genus name followed by species name
• Why were new classification models proposed ?

  Developments in microscopy allowed better examination of internal structures

  Improvement in understanding of biochemical processes
• State the three domains

  Archaea

  Eukarya

  Bacteria
• Which organisms belong in the domain Archaea ?

  Bacteria
• Which organisms belong in the domain Bacteria ?

  Bacteria
• Which kingdoms belong in domain Eukarya ?

  Plants

  Animals

  Fungi

  Protists
• How are evolutionary trees created ?

  By examining the DNA of different species and analysing how similar the sequences are