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Classification & The Six Kingdoms. It’s Alive!!!. In order to be part of a kingdom, an organism must be considered alive . All living things have 8 basic characteristics in common. 1. Organization. All living things are made of one or more units called cells. Unicellular – only one cell.
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It’s Alive!!! • In order to be part of a kingdom, an organism must be considered alive. • All living things have 8 basic characteristics in common.
1. Organization • All living things are made of one or more units called cells. • Unicellular – only one cell. • Multicellular – two or more cells.
2. Homeostasis • Homeostasis is the maintenance of a constant (yet also dynamic) internal environment in terms of pH, water, concentrations, temperature, etc.
3. Reproduction • All organisms produce new organisms through reproduction. • Sexual reproduction – two cells from different parents unite to produce the new organism. • Asexual reproduction – new organism has a single parent.
4. Based on a Genetic Code • Offspring inherit their traits from their parents. • These traits are passed on through DNA.
5. Growth and Development • Most unicellular organism only grow, or increase in size. • Multicellular organisms grow and develop (cells continue to divide in order to mature).
6. Energy Acquisition and Release • Obtaining and use of energy is called metabolism. • One view of life is that it is the struggle to acquire energy (from sunlight, inorganic chemicals, or another organism), and release it.
7. Adaptation • The characteristics of populations change over time, usually in response to their environment (remember evolution?) • Charles Darwin began the recognition of the marvelous adaptations all life has that allow those organisms to exist in their environment.
8. Response to their environment • Detection and response to stimuli. • Internal stimuli. • External stimuli (from environment.)
Interactions • Living things interact with their environment as well as each other. Organisms obtain raw materials and energy from the environment or another organism.
Classifying Organisms • To study the variety of life, biologists use a system to name organisms and group them in a logical way. • Biologists use taxonomy, (the classification of organisms using universally accepted names) to avoid confusion caused by regional names.
What were Carolus Linnaeus’s contributions? • Developed the binomial nomenclature system. • Two part scientific name. • Genus species. • Developed the seven level system of classification. • Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. (Domain has since been added before kingdom). • Dreaded King Philip Came Over For Great Spaghetti.
Naming Organisms Genus species Again, called binomial nomenclature. Examples: Homo sapien – Human. Bubo virginianus – Great horned owl.
Naming Organisms • People generally use a common name to refer to organisms on a day-to-day basis. • Common names can vary, depending on geographic location: • A cougar a.k.a. mountain lion, a.k.a. puma, a.k.a. panther • Binomial nomenclature is a two-name system in Latin or Greek used for the scientific name http://www.hickerphoto.com/data/media/40/mountain_lion_pictures_sc61.jpg
Binomial Common • 2-word system • 1 or more words • written in Greek/Latin • names organisms • name varies depending • on region or language • same name no matter • what nation • helps distinguish between different organisms • different species can • Have the same common • name • written as Genus species • Ex: Ursus arctos • Ex: Grizzly Bear
Similar structures - scientists used to rely mainly on physical traits and anatomy to classify organisms. • Evolutionary relationships - with advances in DNA technology, organisms are now classified based on their genetic and evolutionary history or phylogeny. • Because of this, taxonomic classification is not permanent, but can be changed because of new information discovered using DNA sequencing.
What is a Cladogram? • It is a diagram that shows the evolutionary relationship between groups of organisms. • Derived characters are used in cladograms. • Derived characters are new characteristics that are evolutionary innovations. • Helps scientists understand how lineages broke away from another in the course of evolution.
Formerly the Kingdom Monera, now broken into two Kingdoms: • Eubacteria • Archaebacteria Yersinia pestis (Bubonic plague) http://uhavax.hartford.edu/bugl/Yersinia-pestis.jpg E. Coli (http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/NR/rdonlyres/49477C30-0513-47BE-88FC-17974CB1F952/0/e_coli.jpg)
To be a Eubacteria... • Unicellular. • Prokaryotic. • Can be heterotrophic or autotrophic. • Have cell walls made of peptidoglycan • Reproduce asexually (binary fission & conjugation). • These bacteria live in the same environment as humans. • Some are anaerobic – they don’t need oxygen to live.
New (6th) Kingdom… Archaebacteria • This would be a second kingdom for bacteria which means “ancient bacteria”. • Unicellular. • Prokaryotic. • Can be heterotrophic or autotrophic. • Have cell walls NOT made of peptidoglycan. • Reproduce asexually (binary fission & conjugation). • Probably among the first life forms on earth. • Live in EXTREME conditions (high pressure/temperature, deep sea vents). • Most are anaerobic! http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/BIOBK/84150f.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Halobacteria.jpg
To be a Protist… • Mostly unicellular, some multicellular colonies (algae). • Eukaryotic. • Can be heterotrophic, autotrophic, or both. • Somehave cell walls made of cellulose. • Reproduce sexually and asexually. • Live in moist environments – no protection from drying out. • Some move by cilia (tiny hairs), flagella (tail), pseudopods (fake feet).
Kingdom Protista • Examples: Paramecium http://upsidedownhippo.com/archives/Paramecium.jpg Amoeba http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/robert.fuller/370%20Files/Week9Soil%20Organisms/amoeba1.jpg Plasmodiumhttp://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://workforce.cup.edu/buckelew/images/Plasmodium%2520cathemerium%252012%2520midnite.jpg&imgrefurl=http://workforce.cup.edu/buckelew/Plasmodium%2520cathemerium.htm&h=512&w=640&sz=48&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=pBy5L3xpODFaaM:&tbnh=110&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3DPlasmodium%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den
To be a Fungus… • Mostly multicellular, some unicellular (yeast). • Eukaryotic. • External heterotrophs – dissolves food outside the body. • Have cell walls made of chitin. • Reproduces sexually and asexually. • Body made of a mesh of filaments called hyphae.
Kingdom Fungi • Examples: Mushroom http://fogcity.blogs.com/jen/mushroom-thumb.jpg Yeast http://www.utoronto.ca/greenblattlab/images/a/yeast%201.jpg Truffle http://www.truffle-tree.co.uk/images/truffle_on_grass.jpg
To be a Plant… • Multicellular. • Eukaryotic. • Autotrophic. • Reproduce sexually (flowers) and asexually (vegetative propagation). • Cell walls made of cellulose. • Specialized reproductive structures (fruit, cones) to aid in dispersal of seeds. http://www.jtrue.com/cartoons/art/low/plant_layoff.jpg
Kingdom Plantae • Examples: http://www.landscapingyourself.com/images/1plant1.jpg http://www.tcr.gov.nl.ca/nfmuseum/images/whitespruce7shoecovejune82002.jpg
To be an Animal… • Multicellular. • Eukaryotic. • Internal heterotrophs – dissolves food inside the body. • Most reproduce sexually. • No cell wall. • Many specialized structures for movement or food gathering. • 5 – 10 million species (99% without a backbone).
Kingdom Animalia • Example: http://www.fresnochaffeezoo.com/images/polar-bear.gif Daphnia http://www.chasewater.org.uk/images/microscopic/Daphnia%20with%20eggs.jpg http://library.thinkquest.org/11922/fish/flying_fish.jpg