| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 2 | How many kingdoms did the first classification system have? |
| Carolus Linnaeus | developed the binomial nomenclature system (the current system) |
| Latin | what language was Carolus Linnaeus's system in? |
| correct | is Prunus pensylvanica written correctly? (please excuse the un-itallics or un-underlining. correct/incorrect) |
| incorrect | is homo Sapians written correctly? (correct/incorrect) |
| Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species | Kids pick candy over fancy green salads stands for ___. |
| taxonomy | the science of classifying and naming organisms |
| prokaryotes | organisms with no nucleus |
| eukaryotes | organisms with a nucleus |
| Classification | ___________________is the process of sorting objects or events into groups based on common features. |
| Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Archaea, Protista, Bacteria | the six kingdoms are ___ |
| Dichotomous Key | a device used to identify organisms |
| phyla | animal and plant kingdoms have many major __________ |
| stinging | cnidarians include animals with__________ cells |
| segmented | annelids include animals with round ____________ bodies |
| exoskeleton | arthropods include animals with segmented bodies with a hard _______________ |
| echinoderms | aquatic animals with "spiny"skin |
| soft | mollusks are __________ bodied animals with an internal or external shell |
| backbone | the chordate phylum includes animals with a _____________ |
| divisions | phyla in the plant kingdom are called ___________ |
| gymnosperms | conifers are also called __________ |
| species | a group of similar looking organisms whose members successfully reproduce among themselves and produce offspring that are capable of reproduction |
| radial symmetry | an organism with circular body shape has ___ |
| bilateral symmetry | when one half looks just like the other on the outside, the organism has ___ |
| Aristotle | ___ made the FIRST classification system |
| modern classification system | 6 kingdom system based on body structure and systems, size, colore, shape, methods of obtaining food, chemical makeup and ancestors |
| cnidarians | have stinging cells, radial symmetry, are invertebrates, have a central opening surrounded by tentacles - jellyfish |
| annelids | invertebrates, bilateral symmetry, segmented - earthworm |
| arthropods | invertebrates, bilateral symmetry have hard exoskeletons - spider |
| echinoderms | invertebrates, radial symmetry - sea star |
| mollusks | invertebrates, bilateral symmetry, have muscular foot, some have shells - snail |
| chordates | vertebrates, bilateral symmetry, have endoskeleton - human |
| binomial nomenclature | the system for naming species developed by Linnaeus. |
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