| A | B |
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| Classification | is the grouping of things according to similar characteristics |
| Taxonomy | the science of classification |
| Taxonomists | scientists who work in the field of classification |
| Aristotle | developed the first system (Plants/Animals) |
| Binomial Nomenclature | Naming system using two names- genus, species |
| Linnaeus | Developed the system we use today |
| Kingdom | Largest classification group |
| Species | Smallest Classification group |
| The 5 Kingdoms | Monerans, protists, fungi, plants, animals |
| Autotroph | Can make food from simple raw materials |
| Heterotroph | Cannot make their own Food |
| Monerans | Unicellular organisms that do not have a nucleus |
| Protists | mostly unicellular eukaryotic organisms that lack tissue organization |
| Fungi | multicellular/unicellular organisms, have a cell wall made of chitin, heterotrophs |
| Plants | multicellular autotrophs with cell walls made of cellulose |
| Animals | multicellular heterotrophs that have specialized tissues and NO cell wall |
| The 6 Kingdoms | Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protists, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia |
| Archaebacteria | prokaryotic, anaerobic organisms found in extreme habitates |
| Eubacteria | the "true bacteria", cell walls contain peptidoglycans |
