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Classification | the arrangement of things in groups of similar items |
Linnean System | a classification system useful for storing and finding information about living things |
Animalia | the name of the kingdom that is made up of animals |
Plantae | the name of the kingdom that is made up of plants |
Fungi | the name of the kingdom of plant like organisim that do not make their own food but take their nutrients that they need from the environment |
Prostista | the kingdom of classification in which members often have traits of both plants and animals |
Monera | the kingdom that includes bacteria |
Adaptation | a structure or feature of an organism that helps it meet a particular need in its n atural habitat |
Genus | a group of organisms that share majo characteristics and are there for closely related |
Species | each different kind of organism |
Dichotomous key | a guide used to identify an organism based on its characteristics |
Genus and Species | parts that make up an organisms scientific name |
Advantages of organisms scientific name | presentin a series of choises that lead you to the coorest ID to a living thing |
Animalia | organisms that share more characteristics due to backbones |
Genus name then Species name | first and second part of a scientific name |
The Fove Kingdoms | animalia, plantae, fungi, monera, and protista |
Seven leves of linnaean system | kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species (K-P-C-O-F-G-S) |
Classification of a Protist | a one celled organism that has chloroplasts, a nucleus, and a whip like falgellum |
Classification that separates Monerans from all other organisms | they have NO nucleus |
Scientists use a system of scientific names | to avoid confusion with all other living organisms |
An organism's scientific name is made up of the names | genus and species |
Organisms that are members of the same order are not necessarily members of the same | family |
The purpose of classifying organisms is to | organize information about them and to show relation ship between them |