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| Taxonomy | branch of biology that groups organisms |
| binomial nomenclature | scientific two name system for organisms |
| common name | name given to organisms by local people |
| Kingdom | largest grouping which contains organisms with the most diversity |
| genus | a group of closely related species |
| phylum | a subdivision of a kingdom |
| Monera | prokaryotic unicellular organisms |
| Animalia | kingdom of multicellular eukaryotic heterotrophs |
| Fungi | multicellular eukaryotic organisms that perform absorption |
| species | organisms capable of breeding and producing fertile offspring |
| Linnaeus | developed the modern classification system |
| scientific name | two words cosisting of the Genus and species |
| Phylum Ciliaphora | protists that move by cilia |
| Amoeba | protist that moves by pseudopodia |
| flagella | whip like structure used for locomotion |
| Plantae | kingdom that contains multicellular eukaryotic autotrophs |
| Protists | Kingdom contains eukaryotic unicellular organims |
| chordates | dorsal hollow nerve cord,gill slits at some point in life |
| Arthropods | organisms contain an exoskeleton made of chitin |
| Pan troglodytes | genus and species name for chimp |
