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7/28/2019 Classification of Life Notes
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Classification of Life taxonomy= science of classifying life Most scientists have agreed on a system consisting of 7 categories to classify all life on the
planet. From general to specific, they are:
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Chordata
Class - Mammalia
Order - Primates
Family - Hominidae
Genus -Homo (always capital)
Species - sapiens (always lowercase)
King Phillip Came Over For Good Stuff
In biology we will study all 5 kingdoms:1. Monera - prokaryotic cells (bacteria)2. Protista - unicellular eukaryotic cells3. Fungi- mold and mushrooms4. Plantae - multicellular algae and plants5. Animalia - multicellular organisms made of animal cells
Dichotomous Key
a series of step-by-step questions that lead to a species name each step will only have 2 answers number of items 1 = number of steps
eg. If you have 4 things, you can only use 3 steps. Each step should lead to one species name.
1. a) Does it have straight sidesGo to 2b) Is it round...Circle
2. a) Does it have 3 sides...Triangleb) Does it have 4 sides.Go to 3
3. a) Does it have equal sides.Squareb) Does it have unequal sidesRectangle
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