Biology 40s - Classifying Living Organisms

what is the basic unit of all living organisms

the cell
what are the 3 domains of life
- archea
- eubacteria
- eukaryota
describe domain archea (5)
- found in 1970's based on work of Carl Woese
- salt-water and heat loving microbes
- found in hydrothermal vents
- all anerobic
- all autotrophic (chemotrophic)
describe domain eubacteria (3)
- prokaryotic cells
- bacteria
- cyanobacteria (form oxygen during photosynthesis)
describe domain eukaryota (2)
- eukaryotic cells
- four kingdoms of eukaryotic cells
- - protists
- - fungi
- - plants
- - animals
what is classification

to classify means to arrange into groups of categories
hieracrchical classification (7)
- kingdom
- phylum
- class
- order
- family
- genus
- species
what is the dichotomous key (3)
- step-by-step key to figuring out which species you are dealing with
- each step gives a choice of two descriptions
- descriptions have to be opposites
define domain eubacteria

true bacteria
define domain archea

ancient bacteria that live in extreme conditions
define eukaryota

animal-like protists, plant-like protists, fungi-like protists

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Biology 40s - Classifying Living Organisms

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biology

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2014-10-09T04:39:46Z

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