Biological Classification

What are the eight major taxonomic groups from least to most specific?

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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What groups make up the scientific name?

genus and species name

What is the form the species name is written in called?

binomial nomenclature

What are the 3 rules for writing the scientific name?

1. It is always written in 2 parts with genus first and species second

2. Always written in italics (cursive or underlined if handwritten)

3. The first letter of the genus name is a capital letter.

What kingdoms are in domain Eukarya?

Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista

What kingdom is in the domain Archaea?

Archaebacteria

What kingdom is in the domain bacteria?

Eubacteria

What are the three domains?

Eukarya, Bacteria, Archaea

What are the kingdoms?

Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Archaebacteria, EuBacteria

Amalia

multicellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophic and ingestion

Plantae

multicellular (most forms), eukaryotic, autotrophic

Fungi

multicellular (most forms), eukaryotic, heterotrophic and absorption

Protista

unicellular (most forms) and multicellular (some), eukaryotic, auto or heterotrophic, ingestion or absorption

What is unique about Protista?

it is the last resort when it doesnt fit in the other kingdoms

Archaebacteria

unicellular, prokaryotic, auto or heterotrophic, absorption

Eubacteria

unicellular, prokaryotic, auto or heterotrophic, absorption