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.