Classification, Bacteria, Virus, Fungi,and Protists.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Classify | To group or organize ideas, information or objects based on similarities. |
| Taxonomy | The science of classifying and naming organisms. |
| Kingdom | The largest taxonomic category. |
| Binomial Nomenclature | A two word naming system for classifying living things. |
| Genus | A group of different organisms that have similar characteristics. |
| Species | The smallest, most specific classification category. |
| Aristotle | The first to create a classification system.He thought there was only 2 kingdoms. Animals and Plants. |
| Latin | The language that was used by Linnaeus to classify organisms. Latin is a dead language and scientists use it. |
| Dichotomous Key | A set of paired statements that can be used to identify a organism. ( a list ) |
| Prokaryotic | Has no nucleus |
| Eukaryotic | Has a nucleus |
| Heteratroph | Do NOT make their own food. |
| Autotroph | Make their own food. |
| Phylogeny | An organism's evolutionary history. |
| Archaebacteria | Uni-celled, Heteratroph + autotroph , Found in extreme environments, some move, Prokaryotic |
| Eubacteria | Uni-Celled, Heteratroph and autotroph, Found in many kinds of environments, some move,Eukaryotic. Most beneficial to us |
| Protists | Multi and uni celled, Heteratroph and autotroph,Eukaryotic, Found in moist environments, some move |
| Fungi | Uni-Celled or multi celled, don't move, heteratroph, eukaryotic, stay in one place |
| Plant | Multi-celled, don't move, autotroph, eukaryotic, stay in one place |
| Animal | Multi celled, move, heteratroph, eukaryotic |
| 2 bacteria kingdoms | Archaebacteria and Eubacteria |
| All bacteria have: | No nucleus, No organelles, 1 chromosome strand, Cell membrane, Cell wall and cytoplasm. |
| Cocci | round |
| Bacilli | rod, oval, capsule shapes |
| Spirilla | spiral |
| Cyanobacteria | A type of Eubacteria.Contains chlorophyll.Common name is blue-green bacteria.Usually in a pond. |
| Reproduction | most bacteria reproduce by binary fission, this is a form of asexual reproduction. |
| Saphropyhtes | helpful bacteria |
| Pathogen | OH NO! produces disease |
| Toxin | Poison produced by bacteria. |
| Antibiotic | Kills organisms (bacteria). |
| Vaccine | Prevents bacterial diseases. |
| Aerobes | bacteria that use oxygen. |
| Anaerobes | bacteria that can live without oxygen. |
| Spores | Reproductive cells that form new organisms without fertilization. |
| Budding | A form of asexual reproduction in which an organism grows off the side of the parent. |
| Hyphae | thread like filament that develops from spores. |
| Mycelium | network of hyphae. |
| Zygote Fungi | Fuzzy black mold |
| Sac Fungi | Spores are in sacs |
| Lichens | Colorful organisms made up of a fungus and either a green alga or a blue-green cynobacteria. |
| Parasitism | +- |
| Commensalism | +O |
| Mutualism | ++ |
| Protozoans | Animal-like protists |
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