MS Ch. 9: Classification

What aid can help you identify a living thing you don't know?

Many animals depend on plants for this.

The scientific name for the common house cat is Felis domesticus. What is its species name?

This kingdom includes complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls, move and respond

How many levels of classification do scientists use today?

This kingdom includes complex, multicellular, org. that are green, have cell walls, make sugar

The three most general levels of classification, from general to specific, are

The organisms in this kingdom usually move by themselves and have specialized sense organs

These are eukaryotic living things with cell walls that make their own food.

For hundreds of years, people thought all living things belonged to one of these two groups

They are small, single-celled living things without nuclei.

The division of organisms into groups or classes based on characteristics

Euglena is a member of the kingdom

Members of kingdom Animalia depend on bacteria and fungi because bacteria and fungi

What can you find out by working through a dichotomous key in order?

An example of a simple animal is

Orders are separated into 

Kingdoms are sorted into phyla, and phyla are sorted into 

The seven levels of classification, from general to specific, are

These can respond quickly to changes in their environment.

These can live in soil, water, or in the human body.

A giant sequoia belongs to kingdom

What must a plant be exposed to for photosynthesis to occur?

This kingdom includes all prokaryotes except archaebacteria.

This kingdom has non-green/non-moving eukaryotic org. that break down substances into nutrients

What kingdom does slime mold belong to?

Genera are sorted into

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What do scientists do when they discover organisms that don't fit into any of the six kingdoms?

Carolus Linnaeus is known for

What do scientists use to refer to organisms because common names can create confusion?

A pine tree is a member of the kingdom

This kingdom includes bacteria that live in extreme environments.

How many kingdoms do scientists use to classify living things today?

What is the science of taxonomy?

The science of describing, classifying, and naming organisms is

Classes include one or more 

How do fungi take in and use nutrients from their surroundings?

The scientific name of an organism comes from its

This kingdom has 1-celled org. that are different from plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi.

What makes up a living thing's scientific name?

These are found where other living things cannot survive