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Life Science Chapter 7

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classifyto group ideas, information, or objects, based on similarities
taxonomyscience of classifying and naming organisms
kingdomlargest of the taxonomic categories
livedAristotle classified animals according to where they __________
binomial nomenclatureCarolus Linnaeus created a two word naming system called ______________
genusthe first word of an organism's scientific name is the ____________
speciesthe smallest, most precise classification category
chemicalto classify organisms scientists look at their ____________ makeup and ancestors
genesto classify organisms scientists look at similarities in __________ and body structures
fossilto classify organisms scientists study _______________ and the embryo of an organism as it develops
phylogenythe evolutionary history of an organism
Monerabacteria belong to kingdom _______________
nucleusthe presence of a ________________ is one characteristic used to placed organisms into kingdoms
Protistaorganisms in kingdom ________________ are one or many celled and have eukaryotic cells
Fungiorganisms in kingdom ______________ are one or many celled and obtain food from other organisms
Plantorganisms in the _____________ kingdom are many celled,don't move, and make their own food
Animalorganisms in the ____________ kingdom are eukaryotic, many celled, move, and don't make their own food
divisionin the plant kingdom _____________ is used in place of phylum
classeseach phylum or division is separated into _______________
human_________________ intrusion into undisturbed areas has in the past led to extinction of particular species
dichotomous keyscientists classify organisms using a more detailed list of traits called a ___________________________


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