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Domains Kingdoms and Classification

The document provides information on taxonomy, including the three domains of life (Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya), kingdoms within each domain, and characteristics of cells and organisms within each kingdom. It also defines key taxonomy terms and provides examples of scientific names and how they indicate relationships between organisms.

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Domains Kingdoms and Classification

The document provides information on taxonomy, including the three domains of life (Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya), kingdoms within each domain, and characteristics of cells and organisms within each kingdom. It also defines key taxonomy terms and provides examples of scientific names and how they indicate relationships between organisms.

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NAME:_________________________________

Taxonomy Practice:

1. Three Domains:
All organisms belong to one of three domains, depending on their characteristics. A domain is the most inclusive taxonomic
category. A single domain can contain one or more kingdoms. Fill in the table below.

Domain Domain Characteristics Kingdoms Included in Domain

Bacteria

Archaea

Eukarya

Practice with Domains and Kingdoms:


DOMAIN Bacteria Archaea Eukarya
KINGDOM Eubacteria Archaebacteria Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia
CELL TYPE Prokaryote Prokaryote Eukaryote Eukaryote Eukaryote Eukaryote
CELL Cell walls with Cell walls without Cell walls of Cell walls of Cell walls of No cell walls
STRUCTURES peptidoglycan peptidoglycan cellulose in some; chitin; no cellulose; or
some have chloroplast chloroplasts chloroplasts
chloroplasts
NUMBER OF Unicellular Unicellular Most unicellular; Most Multicellular Multicellular
CELLS some colonial; multicellular
some multicellular ; some
unicellular
MODE OF Autotroph or Autotroph or Autotroph or Heterotroph Autotroph Heterotroph
NUTRITION heterotroph heterotroph heterotroph
EXAMPLES Streptococcus, Methanogens, Amoeba, Mushrooms, Mosses, Sponges,
Escherichia coli halophiles Paramecium, yeasts ferns, worms,
slime molds, giant flowering insects,
kelp plants fishes,
mammals
Figure 18-3

2. According to the figures, what is the main difference between the domain Bacteria and the domain Archaea?

3. If you know an organism has a cell wall and is a multicellular autotroph, could you use Figure 18-3 to determine the kingdom
to which it belongs? _____________________Why or why not?
4. If you were told only that an organism is unicellular and has chloroplasts and a nucleus, could you use Figure 18-3 to determine
the kingdom to which it belongs? ________________Why or why not?

Taxonomy Practice:

1. Define a species:

2. List 4 ways that new species can develop:
________________________________ ___________________________________

________________________________ ___________________________________

3. Define taxonomy:

4. Who is known as the "Father of Taxonomy"? ____________________________________

5. Describe binomial nomenclature?

6. What two parts constitutes a "scientific name"? ____________________ and the __________________

7. If your name were a scientific name, which part would be the genus? __________________

8. Which part would be the species identifier? _______________________________________

9. Number the major classification groups (taxa) in order from the most specific (1) to the least specific (7).

___class ___family ___genus ___kingdom


___order ___phylum ___species

Circle the scientific name that is LEAST like the other 2.

10. Canis familiaris Canis lupis Felis domesticus


11. Felis domesticus Mus domesticus Felis concolor

Use the table to answer the questions that follow:


Kingdom Animalia Animalia Animalia Animalia
Phylum Chordata Chordata Chordata Chordata
Class Mammalia Mammalia Mammalia Mammalia
Order Cetacea Carnivora Carnivora Carnivora
Family Mysticeti Mustelidae Felidae Felidae
Genus Balaenoptora Mustela Felis Felis
Species B. physalus M. furo F. domesticus F. rufus
Common Name Blue Whale Ferret Domestic cat Bobcat

12. How does the table indicate that a cat is more closely related to a bobcat than a ferret?

13. Which two animals are most closely related? ______________________ and ___________________How do you know?
14. What kind of animal is Balaenoptora borealis? _______________________ How do you know?

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