Classification

Explores classification in biology as well as taxonomy hierarchy: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species with The Amoeba Sisters! This video also discusses the importance of scientific names and why classification can have major changes due to DNA and cell structure evidence. Video has a handout: See table of contents by expanding details 👇

Table of Contents:
Intro 00:00
Importance of DNA in naming 1:04
Classification Mnemonic 1:41
Domains 2:04
Kingdoms 3:51
Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus 5:52
Species and Scientific Name 6:06
Common Name vs Scientific Name 6:49

Important Vocabulary:
Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes
Autotrophs vs. Heterotrophs
Unicellular vs. Multicellular
Cell Wall vs No Cell Wall (All cells have a membrane!)
Binomial Nomenclature

P.S. When we went back through subtitles, we realized we have a mispronunciation. Oh Archaea. We've heard ar-KEE-ə. We've heard ar-KAY-ə. But there's a mispronunciation here for that domain just to let you know.

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