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Classification of
organisms
Systems of classification:
A. The “old” system
2 Kingdoms-- Plants and Animals
3 Kingdoms--Plants, Animals, Fungi
5 Kingdoms--Plants, Animals, Fungi,
Bacteria, Protists
Classification of
organisms
B. Newer systems
3 Domains--
Archaea-primitive extremophiles
Bacteria-more advanced? prokaryotes
Eukarya-Plants, Animals, Fungi, Protists
Classification of fungi
C. Several ways to classify fungi:
a. Based on nutrition
Yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Saccharomyces ellipsoideus
Cryptococcus neoformans
Classification of
organisms