classification

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    • what are the different classifications?
      taxonomy: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
      acronym: keep ponds clean or frogs get sick <3
    • who developed the system of classification?
      Carl Linnaeus
    • who developed the 'three-domain system'?
      Carl Woese
    • what are the three domains?

      • Archaea (primitive bacteria found in extreme places like hot springs & salt lakes; extremophiles)
      • Bacteria (modern prokaryotes/ true bacteria)
      • Eukaryota (plants, animals, fungi, protists)
    • how was the original classification system organised?

      categorises organisms based on their structure and characteristics.
    • in the two-part Latin name, which part is the genus?
      first part
    • in the two-part Latin name, what part is the species?
      Second part
    • what does it mean by the 'binomial system'?
      Classification system using two names, which are used consistently world-wide to avoid confusion
    • what are evolutionary trees?
      a method used by scientists to show how they believe organisms are related. They use current classification data for living organisms and fossil data for extinct organisms.
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