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| phylum | the classification level in which classes with similar characteristics are grouped |
| order | similar families are combined into a ... |
| dichotomous key | aid to identifying organisms |
| domain | most general level of classification |
| taxonomy | system for naming and classifying organisms |
| binomial nomenclature | two word system for naming organisms |
| prokaryotes | all members of the kingodom Eubacteria and Archaebacteria |
| eukaryotic | organisms whose cells have a nucleus |
| autotroph | organisms who undergo photosynthesis and make their own food |
| heterotroph | organisms that can not make their own food |
| scientific name | unique two word name for a species |
| genus | first word of a scientific name |
| Aristotle | scientist who grouped plants and animals by structural characteristics |
| Linnaeus | scientist who developed binomial nomenclature |
| protozoans | these protists are classified as heterotrophic |
| animalia | which kingdom does not have a cell wall |
| pseudopods | amoebas move using these |
| Eubacteria | besides fungi, what other kingdom has decomposers |
| arthropoda | have an exoskeleton and jointed legs |
| cnidaria | have soft bodies, and stinging cells |
| leaf bud | to determine if you have the entire leaf look for this |
| petiole | stalk that attaches the leaf to the twig |
| cellulose | substance found in the cell walls of plants |
| chitin | substance found in the cell walls of fungi |
| algae | plant like protists are called this |
| mollusca | squid and clams belong to this phyla |
| platyhelminthes | flat bodied worms |
