Chapter 1Classification

One cell or more? The six Kingdoms are classified

according to how many cells the organisms have.

All plants and animals are multi cell organisms.

The numbers About 10,000 new organisms are

discovered each year. 85% of all animals are insects and

spiders. What do you think most of those 10,000

new organisms discovered each year will probably be?

An Arthropod!

What’s makes a Species so special? A species consists or organisms that are

very similar to each other. Members of the same Species can mate with each other and have offspring that can also produce offspring.

Adaptation Adaptation is a characteristic that allows

an organism to to survive and reproduce in its own environment.

Examples include:A snail’s hard shell that helps protect its soft body.A cactus plants spiny leaves that help it hold more water.

Eat or be Eaten Animals get energy by eating other

organisms. Plants get energy by being able to

produce their own food.

EW! Archaebacteria (I like to call it EXTREME

bacteria) live in places that most other life cannot like very hot water (think hot springs) or water that is way too salty.

Eubacteria live in common places like your body and everywhere else that is not “extreme”.

Protists Plant like protists produce their own

food like a PLANT! (NO FAIR!) Animal like protists consume other

organisms to get energy

The meaning of life Bio mean life, so the BIOSPHERE is the

system that contains all life on earth.

Sorting it all out When a scientist discovers a new

organism, they study it and classify it by 1. How many cells it has (one, or more

than one)2. How they get energy (make it or get it)3. How they reproduce

Where’d they go? Scientists BELIEVE (that means this is a

theory) that 99 % of all species that have ever lived are no longer in existence.

Webby world Mushrooms have hyphae that is like a

spider’s web. They can grow very large, and it takes in nutrients for the fungus (mushroom). You’ll likely find them in moist, dark places.

Take it from the top Kingdom-Largest variety and number of organisms Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species-Smallest variety of organisms

Remember: King Phillip Came Over For Good Spaghetti

Carry me away Plants are divided into vascular (tubes)

and non vascular (no tubes) I vascular plants, nutrients are carried

through the tubes In non-vascular plants, nutrients are

absorbed from cell to cell in a very slow process.

Is it or isn’t it? We all are familiar with typical seed plants, but

did you know that cones contain seeds too? Gymnosperm seed plants like fir and

evergreen tree do no produce flowers.

Angiosperms are flowering seed plants.

Back to back Which Phlyum contains animals with

backbones?

CHORDATA!

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