| A | B |
|---|
| Classification | Grouping things according to similar characteristics |
| Taxonomy | Science of classification |
| Taxonomists | scientists who work in the field of classification |
| Aristotle | developed the first classification system (plants and animals) |
| Binomial Nomenclature | Naming system using two names - genus, species |
| Linnaeus | Developed binomial nomenclature - the system we use today |
| Kingdom | Largest classification group |
| Species | Smallest classification group |
| The 5 Kingdoms | Monerans, protists, fungi, plants, animals |
| Autotroph | Organism that makes food from simple raw materials |
| Heterotroph | Organism that cannot make its own food |
| Monerans | Unicellular organisms that do not have a nucleus |
| Protists | Unicellular organisms that have a nucleus |
| Fungi | multicellular and unicellular organisms, have a cell wall, heterotrophs |
| Plants | Multicellular autotrophs |
| Animals | Multicellular heterotrophs that have specialized tissues |
