| A | B |
| classify | group ideals and information |
| taxonomy | science of classification |
| kingdom | largest of taxonomic categories |
| binomial nomenclature | two-word naming system |
| species | most specific classification category |
| genus | 2nd largest classification category |
| phylogeny | an organisms evolutionary history |
| procaryote | before kernel |
| eucaryote | true kernel |
| phylum | largest group within a kingdom |
| division | 2nd largest group within a kingdom |
| class | seperates phylum |
| order | seperates class |
| families | seperatesorder |
| species diversity | variety of plants and animals |
| dichotomous key | a key arranged in steps with two descriptive statements at each step |
| 5 kingdoms | animal plant monera protist fungi |