Kingdoms and Classification

Order of taxa from Domain to species

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

Most inclusive taxon

Domain

Most exclusive taxon

species

Kingdom(s) containing multicellular organisms only

Plantae, Animalia

Kingdom(s) containing unicellular organisms only

Archaebacteria, Eubacteria

Kingdom(s) containing both multicellular and unicellular organisms

Protista, Fungi

Examples of Eubacteria (3)

Streptococcus, E-coli, Staphylococcus

Examples of Archaebacteria (3)

Methanogens, halophiles, thermophiles

Examples of Protista(3)

Amoeba, slime molds, giant kelp

Examples of Fungi

Mushroom, yeast, mold

Examples of Plantae

Fern, oak tree, daisy flower (any plants)

Examples of Animalia

Horse, cat, bird (any animals)

Binomial nomenclature

Process of giving organisms a 2-part scientific name with the organism’s genus and species

Rules for writing scientific name of organisms

Must include genus and species

Must be italicized if typed

Must be underlined if handwritten

Linneas’s contribution to taxonomy

Composed an effective way to classify organisms - created binomial nomenclature and the different taxa (levels of biologicial classification)

Type of cell and cell structure of organisms in Eubacteria Kingdom

Type of cell: Prokaryotes

Cell structure: Cell walls containing peptidoglycan

Type of cell and cell structure of organisms in Archaebacteria Kingdom

Type of cell: Prokaryotes

Cell structure: Cell walls without peptidoglycan

Type of cell and cell structure of organisms in Protista Kingdom

Type of cell: Eukaryotes

Cell structure: Some with cell walls with cellulose, some have chloroplasts

Type of cell and cell structure of organisms in Fungi Kingdom

Type of cell: Eukaryotes

Cell structure: Cell walls of chitin

Type of cell and cell structure of organisms in Plantae Kingdom

Type of cell: Eukaryotes

Cell structure: Cell walls of cellulose and have chloroplasts

Type of cell structure (composition of cell walls) of organisms in Animalia Kingdom

Type of cell: Eukaryotes

Cell structure: No cell walls or chloroplasts

Characteristics separating the bacterial kingdoms

Bacteria includes organisms with cell walls of peptidoglycan, while organisms in Archaea do not have cell walls of peptidoglycan

Peptidoglycan

Substance forming the cell walls of bacteria belonging to Eubacteria Kingdom

Chitin

Strong, structural polysaccharide found in cell walls of organisms belonging to Fungi Kingdom

Cellulose

Strong, structural carbohydrate found in cell walls of organisms belonging to Plantae Kingdom

Taxon

Singular; one level of classification/a group of one or more organisms classified biologically

Taxa

Plural, multiple groups of taxon, groups of one or more organisms classified biologically in a hierarchical classification system

Taxonomy

The science of naming organisms and putting them into classification groups