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| CLASSIFICATION | the division of organisms into groups, or classes, based on specific characteristics |
| TAXONOMY | the science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms |
| DICHOTOMOUS KEY | an aid that is used to identify organisms and that consists of the answers to a series of questions. |
| BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE | means "two names". Used to describe scientific names. |
| DOMAIN ARCHAEA | CONTAIN KINGDOM ARCHEABACTERIA;prokaryote, unicellular; some autotrophic, some heterotrophic; most are extremophiles, cell wall, asexual |
| DOMAIN BACTERIA | CONTAINS KINGDOM EUBACTERIA;prokaryotes, unicellular, cell wall, asexual |
| PROTISTA | eukaryote, mostly unicellular; some autotrophic and heterotrophic |
| FUNGI | eukarote; multicellular; heterotrophic (decomposer); asexual and sexual reproduction; cell walls; no mobility |
| PLANTAE | eukaryote; multicellular; autotrophic (photosynthesis), no mobility, cell walls |
| ANIMALIA | eukaryote; multicellular; hetertrophic; most have mobility; no cell walls |
| DOMAIN EUKARYA | contains 4 kingdoms: protista, fungi, plantae, animalia |
