Classification
Organising living organisms into groups
What are the five kimgdoms?
A way to classify organisms
Name the five kingdoms
Animals, plants, fungi, prokaryotes, protoctists
Animals
Fish, mammals, reptiles etc
Plants
Grasses, trees etc
Fungi
Mushrooms, toadstools, yeast, mold
Prokaryotes
Single celled organisms without a nucleus
Protoctists
Eukaryotic single-celled or simple multicellular organisms eg/algae
Eukaryotic cells
Cells with a nucleus
Species definition
A group of organisms with similar characteristics that can give birth to fertile offspring
Binomial system
Internationally agreed system to scientifically name organisms using their genus amd species