classification Flashcards
what can organisms be classified into (karl linnaeus taxonomy)
KINGDOM KING
PHYLUM PHILLIP
CLASS CAME
ORDER OVER
FAMILY FOR
GENUS GOOD
SPECIES SOUP
how can you get the binomial name
genus + species
what was added onto of the kingdom
domain
what are the 3 domains
archaea (primirive bacteria extremophiles)
BACTERIA (true bacteria)
EUKARYOTA (everything else - DNA contained in nucleus)
what do organisms compete for
Food
Water
Space
Light
C02/02
Mate
what does independence mean
organisms depending on each other for survival. When this happens, a COMMUNITY is formed.
what does abiotic factor mean and give an example
non-living factors e.g. light, temperature, moisture, soil PH. C02 & 02 concentration.
what is a biotic factor
BIOTIC FACTORS: the impact of other organisms on an ecosystem e.g. food, predators/ prey and pathogens.