Classification of Living Things

Animals that do not have backbone or spinal column.

• Vertebrates
• Mammals
• Reptiles
• Invertebrates

Divides life into groups like animals, plants, fungi, protist, and Monera.

• species

• Kingdom

• Dominio

• genus

He created a system to classify living things.

• Charles Darwin
• Gregor Mendel
• Louis Pasteur
• Carl Linnaeus

The first word in an organism's scientific name represents a similar species group.

• Family
• Genus
• Species
• Order

The highest level of classification grouping all life into three domains: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya.

• Plants, Animals, Fungi
• Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, Viruses
• Three domains of life: Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya.
• Mammals, Reptiles, Birds

The organisms in this kingdom are characterized by their ability to produce their own food, have cell walls made of cellulose.

• Animalia - Animals

• Fungi
• Protista
• Plantae - Plants

The Science of classifying and naming organisms.

• Genetics
• Ecology
• Biology
• Taxonomy

This group includes mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

• Animals

• Crustaceans
• Mollusks
• Invertebrates

Which of the following is an invertebrate?

• Mammals
• Birds
• Reptiles
• Insects

What characteristics are common in all vertebrates?

• Vertebrates have gills for breathing.
• Vertebrates are cold-blooded animals only.
• Vertebrates lack a nervous system.
• Vertebrates have a backbone, a skull, a complex nervous system, and a closed circulatory system.