Taxonomy, Domains & Kingdoms Flashcards

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Definition of Taxonomy:

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Classifying or categorizing organisms based on how closely related two or more different species are

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Scientists have been able to discover how many species?

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Almost 1 800 000 different species

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Name all the domains of life:

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  • Archaea (Microscopic, single-cell organisms)
  • Bacteria (Microscopic, single-cell organisms)
  • Eukaryota (Everyday things, animals, plants, fungi, and protists)
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Name the categories of life in least precise to most precise:

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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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