| A | B |
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| kingdom | six large groups to which all organisms are placed |
| taxonomist | scientists who study classification |
| phylogeny | evolutionary history of an organism |
| phylum | what kingdoms are divided into |
| family | divided into genera (genus) |
| class | divided into orders |
| binomial nomenclature | two-part method of naming species composed of the genus and specie |
| phylogeny | evolutionary history of an organism |
| Archaebacteria | kindom of ancient bacteria that live in extreme environments |
| Protista | kindom that are composed of eeukaryotes, unicellular organisms, paramecium, euglena |
| Fungi | kindgom of mushrooms and yeast ; eukaryotes, unicellular or multicellular |
| Plantae | kingdom composed of sessile eukaryotes, that have cell walls made of cellulose; carry out photosynthesis |
| taxonomy | naming & grouping of organisms based on characteristics & evolutionary history |
| Eubacteria (Monera) | kngdom characterized by organisms that are prokaryotes, microscopic, and being unicelluar |
| Linnaeus | devised the system of grouping organisms |
| In the name Panthera Leo - which is the genus? | Panthera |
| In the name Homo sapien - which is the species? | sapien |
| scientific name | Composed of the genus and specie; Latin name given to organisms by scientists; |
| common name | name given to organisms by people; can differ by region |
| dichotomous key | tool used to determine the scientific name of an organism |
