7.14.A:  describe the taxonomic system that categorizes organisms based on similarities and differences shared among groups; and

Describe

THE TAXONOMIC SYSTEM THAT CATEGORIZES ORGANISMS BASED ON SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES SHARED AMONG GROUPS

Including, but not limited to:

• Taxonomic classification system – characteristics of each taxonomic group

  • Domain Archaea

    • All organisms in this taxonomic group share the following characteristics:

      • Prokaryotic cells

      • Unicellular

      • Asexual reproduction

      • Heterotrophic

    • Some organisms in this taxonomic group share the following characteristics:

      • Anaerobic cellular respiration producing methane (unique to Archaea)

      • Motile or nonmotile

  • Domain Bacteria

    • All organisms in this taxonomic group share the following characteristics:

      • Prokaryotic

      • Unicellular

      • Asexual reproduction

      • Unique ribosome structure

    • Some organisms in this taxonomic group share the following characteristics:

      • Autotrophic or heterotrophic

      • Motile or nonmotile

  • Domain Eukarya

    • All organisms in this taxonomic group share the following characteristics:

      • Eukaryotic cells

      • Ribosome structure similar to Archaea

    • Kingdom Protista

      • Some organisms in this taxonomic group share the following characteristics:

        • Asexual and sexual reproduction

        • Autotrophic or heterotrophic

        • Unicellular (generally) or multicellular (rarely)

        • Motile or nonmotile

    • Kingdom Fungi

      • All organisms in this taxonomic group share the following characteristics:

        • Heterotrophic

        • Nonmotile

      • Some organisms in this taxonomic group share the following characteristics:

        • Asexual or sexual reproduction

        • Unicellular (rarely) or multicellular (generally)

    • Kingdom Plantae

      • All organisms in this taxonomic group share the following characteristics:

        • Autotrophic

        • Multicellular

        • Nonmotile

      • Some organisms in this taxonomic group share the following characteristics:

        • Asexual (rarely) or sexual reproduction (generally)

    • Kingdom Animalia

      • All organisms in this taxonomic group share the following characteristics:

        • Heterotrophic

        • Multicellular

        • Motile

      • Some organisms in this taxonomic group share the following characteristics:

        • Asexual (rarely) or sexual reproduction (generally)