| A | B |
|---|
| taxonomy | Branch of biology that identifies and groups organisms in ways that reflect relationships and distinguish one organism from another. |
| binomial nomenclature | System of two name naming used to give organisms a unique scientific name |
| common name | Name given to an organism by the local natives of an area. |
| biodiversity | Term used to describe the many different forms of life that exist |
| structural homology | chemical likeness that points common ancestry |
| kingdom | Largest taxon which contains organisms with the most diversity |
| Monera | Kingdom of prokaryotic unicellular organisms |
| Animalia | Kingdom of multicellular eukaryotic heterotrophs |
| Fungi | Kingdom of multicellular eukaryotic saprophytes |
| Algae | Plant-like protists |
| Vertebrates | With backbones |
| Porifera | No body symmetry and bodies with many holes through which they filter food |
| Annelida | Bilateral symmetry, one way digestive system, and segmented bodies |
| Nematoda | Rounded bodies, bilateral symmetry, and one way digestive system |
| Arthropoda | Jointed legs and an exoskeleton |
| Reptilia | Dry scaly skin and produce amniotic eggs with a leathery shell |
| Aves | Warm blooded and have bodies covered with feathers |
| species | Group of organisms capable of breeding in nature to produce fertile offspring |
| Linnaeus | Developed the modern system of classification of organisms |
| scientific name | Two word name consisting of Genus and species |
| Protists | Kingdom containing eukaryotic unicellular organisms |
| Planta | Kingdom containing multicellular eukaryotic autotrophs. |
| Angiosperms | Plants with seeds protected by a fruit formed by a flower |
| Invertebrates | Without backbones |
| Chordates | Dorsal hollow nerve cord and pharyngeal gill slits at some point in their life |
| Mollusca | Soft bodies, a muscular foot, and some form of a shell |
| Amphibia | Moist glandular skin with larval forms breathe with gill , adults breathe through skin or lungs |
| Mammalia | Hair on body, live young fed milk |
| Insecta | 3 body regions (head, thorax, and abdomen); 3 pairs of legs and most have 2 pairs of wings |
| Gymnosperms | Vascular plants, naked seeds in cones, needle-shaped leaves |
| Angiosperms | Vascular plants, seed enclosed in fruits |
| Porifera | sponges |
| Annelida | leeches, earthworm |
| Echinodermata | sea cucumber, starfish |
| Arthropoda | insects, spiders, shrimp |
| Reptilia | snakes, lizards |
| Aves | birds |
| Arachnoidea | spiders, ticks, scorpions |
| Amphibia | frogs, toads, salamanders |
| Mollusca | clams, oysters, snails |
| Crustacea | lobsters, crabs, shrimp |
