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Important Vocabulary
Anmalia: kingdom of multicellular eukaryotic heterotrophs whose cells do not have cell walls
Archaebacteria: kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls
Domain: largest grouping in the classification of organisms, above kingdom
Eubacteria: kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls
Fungi: kingdom composed of heterotrophs; many obtain energy and nutrients from dead organic matter
Kingdom: second largest grouping in organism classification, as in the animal kingdom
Plantae: kingdom of multicellular photosynthetic autotrophs that have cell walls
Protista: kingdom composed of eukaryotes that are not classified as plants, animals, or fungi
Taxonomic: classification of organisms
Related Vocabulary
Related Vocabulary
Species:
Asexual:
Autotroph:
Ecosystems:
Eukaryote:
Heterotroph:
Motile:
Multicellular:
Nonmotile:
Prokaryote:
Sexual:
Unicellular:
How can organisms be categorized into groups based on their similarities and differences?
What are the characteristics of different kingdoms and how are then important to ecosystems?
7.14: Organisms and environments. The student knows how the taxonomic system is used to describe relationships between organisms. The student is expected to:
7.14.A: describe the taxonomic system that categorizes organisms based on similarities and differences shared among groups; and
7.14.B: describe the characteristics of the recognized kingdoms and their importance in ecosystems such as bacteria aiding digestion or fungi decomposing organic matter
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