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| classification | the grouping of objects or information based on similarities. |
| taxonomy | the branch of biology that deals with the grouping and naming of organisms. |
| Aristotle | developed the first method of classification |
| Aristotle | classified all living things into two groups. |
| Aristotle | classified all living things into plants or animals. |
| Carolus Linnaeus | developed the methods of classification based on close relationship of organisms. |
| binomial nomenclature | gives each organism two names. |
| genus | consists of a group of related species. |
| Taxonomist | compare the internal and external structures of organisms. |
| Taxonomist | compare the chemical makeup and evolutionary relationships of organisms. |
| Taxa | the categories of groups of organisms. |
| species | organisms that look alike and successfully reproduce among themselves. |
| genus | the group of species that are alike in general features and are closely related. |
| phyla | animal groups |
| divisions | plant groups |
| Chordata | the phylum of animals with backbones |
| Taxonomy | the science of grouping organisms according to their presumed natural relationship. |
| Aristotle | divided animals into land, water, and air dwellers. |
| family | similar genera |
| order | similar families |
| class | similar orders |
| phylum | similar classes |
| kingdom | similar phyla |
| scientific name | the binomial name of a species. |
| dichotomous key | a written set of choices that leads to the name of the organism. |
| phylogeny | the evolutionary history of a species. |
| Subspecies | morphologicaly different and and often geographically separated. |
| phylogentic tree | a visual model of the inferred evolutionary relationships among organisms. |
| Biosystematics | examines reproductive comatibility and gene flow. |
| speciation | the plitting of one specie into two. |
| Monera | made up of prokaryotic organisms |
| Monera | lack nuclei and other membrane bound organelles |
| Monera | some obtain nutrients by absorption while others produce food by photosynthesis or chemosynthesis. |
| Monera | includes the greatest number of living things on earth |
| Protista | eukaryotic organisms that lack specilized tissue systems. |
| Protista | have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles. |
| Monerans | Escherichia coli, Clostridium tetani |
| archaebacteria | can survive in places where there is no oxygen |
| archaebateria | can survive in habitats that are hostile to other organisms. |
| Monerans | live in aquatic and terrestrial habitats. |
| Protista | live in aquatic or mosit habitats. |
| Monerans | obtain nutrients by ingestion, absorption, or photosynthesis. |
| Monerans | reproduce asexually |
| Protista | reproduce asexually ans sexually. |
| Protista | algae and protozoa. |
| Protista | more than 50,000 species exist. |
| Fungi | heterotrophic unicellular eukaryotic organisms. |
| Fungi | absorb nutrients |
| Fungi | most species are terrestrial |
| Fungi | reproduce sexually and asexually. |
| Fungi | over 100,000 species are known |
| Fungi | mushrooms, yeasts, and puffballs |
| Plantae | autotrophic and multicellular |
| Plantae | most are terrestrial |
| Plantae | reproduce sexually and asexually |
| Plantae | more than 350,000 species are known |
| Plantae | mosses, ferns, conifers |
| Animalia | eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic organisms |
| Animalia | obtain nutrients through ingestion |
| Animalia | terrestrial and aquatic |
| Animalia | most reproduce sexually. |
| Animalia | more than a million species known. |
| Animalia | spiders and elephants. |
