Unit+11+Taxonomy+&+Classification

Intro to Living Things ==6.12: Organisms and environments. The student knows all organisms are classified into Domains and Kingdoms. Organisms within these taxonomic groups share similar characteristics which allow them to interact with the living and nonliving parts of their ecosystem. The student is expected to:==

6.12c: recognize that the broadest taxonomic classification of living organisms is divided into currently recognized Domains;
==6.12d: identify the basic characteristics of organisms, including prokaryotic or eukaryotic, unicellular or multicellular, autotrophic or heterotrophic, and mode of reproduction, that further classify them in the currently recognized Kingdoms;==

Guiding Questions:

1. What are the three domains of classification for living organisms? 2. What basic characteristics do I need to know about organisms in order to classify into a kingdom? 3. How do scientists classify things? 4. Why is it important to demonstrate safety practices in Science? 5. What wise choices can be made upon completion of lab with unused lab materials? 6. What safety equipment needs to be used in order to prevent accidents in the science lab?

= Vocabulary =


 * matter ** - anything that has mass and takes up space
 * abiotic **- not living
 * biotic **- living or was living
 * organisms **- a self contained living thing
 * cell **- The smallest unit of a living organism; it is enclosed by a membrane and performs life functions.
 * nucleus **- A membrane bound structure in a eukaryotic cell that contains DNA
 * organelle **- A membrane bound structure in a cell that performs a specific function.
 * prokaryotic **- cell with no visible nucleus
 * eukaryotic **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">- cell with a defined nucleus and other cell structures
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">unicellular **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">- one cell
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">multicellular **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">- more than one cell
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">autotrophic **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">- makes its own food via photosynthesis
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">heterotrophic **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">- gets it nutrients from eating or consuming other organisms
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">kingdom **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">- a large classification of living organisms (Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protists, Fungus, Plants, Animals)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">communities **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">- a group of individuals of different species that live in the same area
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">classification **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">- to put into groups
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">domains **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">- classifications even larger than kingdoms (Bacteria, Archae, Eukarya)
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">taxon **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">- a given name or rank in a classification system

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