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| classification | the process of grouping similar organisms together to study them. |
| taxonomy | the study of how living things are classified and grouped |
| Aristotle | first person to classify organisms. He classified them according to if the fly, swim walk, crawl or run, |
| Linnaeus | put organisms in groups by their physical feature(observable) |
| binomial nomenclature | giving an organism a two-part name |
| genus | a group of organisms that are closely related |
| species | a group of organisms that can mate and have fertile offspring |
| kingdom | the largest level of classification |
| phylum | the second largest level of classification |
| class | the 3rd largest largest level of classification |
| order | the 4th largest largest level of classification |
| family | the 3rd smallest largest level of classification |
| genus | the second smallest largest level of classification |
| species | the smallest largest level of classification |
| taxonomic key | a series of paired statements used to identify an organism using physical features. |
| animal | multicellular eukaryotes which get their food from eating other things |
| plant | eukaryotes that make their own food |
| protist | eukaryotes sometimes unicellular and sometimes multicelluar |
| fungi | eukaryotes som single celled and others multicellular which get their nutrition from decaying organisms |
| archaebacteria | discovered in 1983 and found in areas with extreme conditions |
| eubacteria | unicellular prokaryotes found in many different places |
| prokaryotes | organisms that are very simple and do not have a true nucleus |
| eukaroyotes | organisms with a nucleus and other organelles |
| autotroph | an organism that can make it's own food |
| heterotroph | an organism that gets it food from it's surroundings |
| unicellular | an organism that is made up of one cell |
| multicellular | an organism that is made up of many cells |
| field guide | a book that is used to identify organisms |
