Classification

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Name the four KINGDOMS

Protista, Animalia, Plantae, Fungi

How did Aristotle divide organisms?

Plants and animals, then earth, sky, and water.

How did John Ray divide organisms?

Had very long descriptions for plants

How did Carolus Linneaus divide organisms?

Classified by STRUCTURE. Developed the same naming system used today: binomial nonmenclature.

State the order of the taxan

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

Name the three DOMAINS

Archaea, eubacteria, and eukarya

What domains are unicellular prokaryotes?

Archaea and eubacteria


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