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| binomial nomenclature | 2 word name for an organism, named by Genus (capital letter) first then species (lowercase) |
| Name the Groups from Largest to Smallest | Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
| Name the Groups from Smallest to Largest | Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom |
| Memorization Trick for Groups | King Philip Came Over For Good Soup |
| 6 Kingdoms | Archebacteria (Used to be Monera), Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plant, Animalia |
| Kingdom Archaebacteria | no nucleus (prokaryotic), lives in harsh environment, gave rise to Eubacteria |
| Kingdom Eubacteria | no nucleus (prokaryotic), lives everywhere, larger of 2 bacteria kindgoms, classified by shape (spherical, rod shaped, spiral) |
| Coccus (Cocci) | Spherical shaped Eubacteria |
| Bacillus (Bacilli) | Rod Shapted Eubacteria |
| Spirillum (Spirilli) | Spiral shaped Eubacteria |
| Bacteria are HARMFUL | Cause disease, break down cells, release toxins |
| Bacteria are HELPFUL | decompose dead matter |
| How to prevent bacteria | antibiotics (inhibit growth) or vaccines (cause body to produce immunity) |
| Sterilization | Controlling bacteria by use of high heat |
| Disinfection | Controlling bacteria by using chemicals |
| Refrigeration | Controlling bacteria by use of cold temperatures that slow growth |
| Examples of bacterial disease | Tetanus, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Food Poisoning, Strep Throat |
| Virus | composed of DNA or RNA, must have a host cell to reproduce, considered non-living |
| HARMFUL effects of viruses | cause disease and cancers |
| HELPFUL effects of viruses | can carry introduced good DNA into a host cell (genetic engineering) |
| Staphylo | Clustering bacteria |
| Strepto | filaments of bacteria |
| Viruses can be controlled by | Vaccines, antiviral drugs, white blood cells, interferon |
| Virus examples | flu, AIDS, chicken pox, rabies, common cold |
| Kingdom Protista | has a nucleus (Eukaryotic), both unicellular and multicellular, reproduce asexually, animal-like or plant-like |
| Psuedopod | false foot that helps a protist move |
| Cilia | tiny hairs that help a protist move |
| flagella | whip-like tail that helps a protist move |
| parasites | don't move and live off other organisms |
| Protozoan | An animal-like protist |
| Amoeba | A protozoan that moves by pseudopodia |
| Paramecium | A protozoan that moves by cilia |
| Euglena | A plant-like protist that moves by flagella and has chlorophyll |
| Algae | A plant-like protist that lives in colonies and has chlorophyll |
