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TAXONOMY

TAXONOMY. TAXONOMY. NAMING STUFF. The science of classifying : Plants – Animals - Microorganisms Into increasingly broader categories based on shared features Traditional groupings by physical resemblances Recently, genetic matching is also used. ORDER IN THE KINGDOM. SIX KINGDOMS.

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TAXONOMY

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  1. TAXONOMY TAXONOMY NAMING STUFF • The science of classifying : • Plants – Animals - Microorganisms • Into increasingly broader categories based on shared features • Traditional groupings by physical resemblances • Recently, genetic matching is also used

  2. ORDER IN THE KINGDOM SIX KINGDOMS MNEMONIC FOR TAXONOMY Eubacteia Archaebacteria Protista Plantae Fungi Animalia K P C O F G s K P C O F G s King Philip Came Over For Good spaghetti Kingdom PHylum Class Order Family GenUs speciEs BACTERIA ARCHEA EUKARYA 3 DOMAINS COMMON ANCESTOR

  3. TAXONOMY TAXONOMY SIX KINGDOMS Eubacteia Archaebacteria Protista Plantae Fungi Animalia BACTERIA ARCHEA EUKARYA 3 DOMAINS COMMON ANCESTOR

  4. ORDER IN THE KINGDOM SIX KINGDOMS MNEMONIC FOR TAXONOMY Eubacteia Archaebacteria Protista Plantae Fungi Animalia K P C O F G s King Philip Came Over For Good spaghetti Kingdom PHylum Class Order Family GenUs speciEs KINGDOM Highest level in the Taxonomic Rank Recognized as 6 different Covers everything from bacteria to people BACTERIA ARCHEA EUKARYA 3 DOMAINS PHYLUM The 2nd highest level in the Taxonomic Rank Groups organisms together by body plan COMMON ANCESTOR

  5. ORDER IN THE KINGDOM SIX KINGDOMS MNEMONIC FOR TAXONOMY Eubacteia Archaebacteria Protista Plantae Fungi Animalia K P C O F G s King Philip Came Over For Good spaghetti Kingdom PHylum Class Order Family GenUs speciEs • CLASS • The 3rd highest level in the Taxonomic Rank • Determined by a common attribute • For example - vertebrates BACTERIA ARCHEA EUKARYA 3 DOMAINS ORDER The 4th highest level in the Taxonomic Rank There are usually multiple orders in a given class that may not be in agreement with all Taxonomists COMMON ANCESTOR

  6. ORDER IN THE KINGDOM SIX KINGDOMS MNEMONIC FOR TAXONOMY Eubacteia Archaebacteria Protista Plantae Fungi Animalia K P C O F G s King Philip Came Over For Good spaghetti Kingdom PHylum Class Order Family GenUs speciEs FAMILY The 5th highest level in the Taxonomic Rank This is a group of related organisms BACTERIA ARCHEA EUKARYA 3 DOMAINS GENUS The 6th highest level in the Taxonomic Rank A major sub-division of a family SPECIES The 7th highest level in the Taxonomic Rank The most basic and focused grouping COMMON ANCESTOR

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