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Classifying
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Biology
11th Grade
09/21/2008

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Why should we classify?
Definition

To work with the diversity of life we need a biological classification that names and orders organisms in a logical manner.

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What is a binomial nomenclature?
Definition

Its when u name a species in 2 words

e.g. humans are homo sapiens

the first name is th egenus and the other name is the species names

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What is a Taxa?
Definition

A group of organisms

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Name all the taxas?
Definition

Kingdom-- Kings

Phylum---- Play

Class------ Chess

Order------ On

Family----- Fine

Genus----- Green

Species-----Sand

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Name the 5 kingdoms?
Definition

Monera

Protista

Fungi

Plantae

Animalia

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Wat is Monera?
Definition

All single-celled organism whose cells do not have a nucleus. all of these are placed in the same kingdom.

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what is Protista?
Definition

contains all the single-celled with nucleus organisms. eukaryotes have nucleus and membrane bound organelles.

they have 3 sub groups

animal like

plant like

fungi like

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what is fungi?
Definition

these members build cell walls that do not contain cellulose. they dont do photosynthesis--hetro.

they do have nuclei they always dont have seperate cells divided by a complete cell wall

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what is plantae?
Definition

pantae are multicellular, have cell walls that contain cellulose and they carry out photosynthesis--auto. this kingdome contains all plants.

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what is animalia?
Definition

multicellular, heterotrphic and have cell membranes without cell walls.

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why did evolutionary theory prrove important in taxonomy?
Definition

one way of group organisms is by the way they evovled.

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