| A | B |
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| homeostasis | maintaining a stable internal environment |
| metabolism | all of the reactions in an organism |
| taxonomy | the study of classification |
| Linnaeus | scientist who developed the system of classification |
| Domain | the newest taxon - larger than a kingdom |
| Kingdom | made up of a group of similar phyla |
| Phylum | made up of a group of similar classes |
| Class | made up of a group of similar orders |
| Order | made up of a group of similar families |
| Family | made up of a group of similar genera |
| Genus | made up of a group of similar species |
| cladogram | a tree-like diagram that shows evolutionary relationships |
| dichotomous key | a series of yes/no questions used to identify unknown organisms |
| magnification | making something look larger |
| ocular lens | the lens on a microscope through which you look |
| objective lens | the lens on a microscope that is close to the slide |
| prokaryote | cell with no nucleus |
| eukaryote | cell with a nucleus |
| heterotroph | cell that must eat its food |
| autotroph | cell that makes its own food |
| protozoa | animal like protist |
| algae | plant like protist |
| mold | fungus like protist |
| vaccine | used to prevent viral infections |
| antibiotics | used to treat bacterial infections |
