Diversity of life and Taxonomy

Unit: 8-6

Biodiversity

Biodiversity

Differences among all living things

General to specific

1. Has fur

2. Has 4 walking legs

3. Has hooves

4. Has cloven hoof (2 digits)

5. often used in fiber industry

Taxonomy

the science of describing, naming and classification system

Taxa

Different levels of classification (singular taxon)

Classification

Grouping of objects or information based on similarities

3 Domain system

• Eukarya

• Bacteria

• archae

Eubacteria

“True bacteria“

Archaebacteria

“Ancient bacteria“

Eukarya

Celled organisms can be multicellular or unicellular

Kingdom protista

Eukaryotes that are NOT plants, animals, or fungi

Kingdom fungi

Eukaryote single or multi-cellular organisms that gain nutrients through absorption

Binomial Nomenclature

the organisms Genus and Species