Classification of Living Organisms Cheat Sheet by David Pollack (Davidpol) via cheatography.com/2754/cs/5988/ Introduction Order Order puts them in a general group of what they are, like the group turtle, which including all turtles. Tree of Life The group kingdom, includes all living organisms and species. There are 5 different groups within Kingdom that organisms are placed: Hierarachy: Kingdom > Phylum > Class > Order > Family > Genus > Species Kingdom Kingdom Description Animal organisms that usually move around and find their own food. Plant organisms that make their own food and do not actively move around. Fungi organisms that absorb food from living and non-living things. Protist organisms that have single, complex cells. Moneran organisms that have single, simple cells. Tree of Life View: https://devtree.opentreeoflife.org/opentree/argus/opentre e4.0@1 Family A family may include animals that live in the same area, or have a more Phylum similar characteristic. If you were to classify turtles, any water turtle would Phylum puts organisms in a more specific group than Kingdom. Animals be in the same family. are grouped together based on similarities in basic body plan or organization.There are many Phylum groups in each Kingdom. Genus The genus, along with the species names of an organism are how they Class are named in the classification system. Any human would be in the Homo In this classification group, class, divides organisms into groups like genus. reptiles and mammals. Species A species is a group that, in natural surroundings, breeds exclusively within the group. The species name is also used to identify organisms in classification. A lion is in the same genus as a house cat, (Felis), but is in the leo species in stead of the same one as a house cat. By David Pollack (Davidpol) Published 5th November, 2015. Sponsored by ApolloPad.com cheatography.com/davidpol/ Last updated 13th May, 2016. Everyone has a novel in them. Finish Yours! Page 1 of 1. https://apollopad.com
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