| A | B |
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| Classification | is the grouping of things according to similar characteristics |
| Taxonomy | the science of classification |
| Binomial Nomenclature | Naming system using two names- genus, species |
| Linnaeus | Developed the system we use today |
| Kingdom | Largest classification group |
| Species | Smallest Classification group |
| Autotroph/Producer | Can make food from simple raw materials |
| Heterotroph/Consumer | Cannot make their own Food |
| Monerans | Unicellular organisms that do not have a nucleus |
| Protista | Most diverse kingdom organisms-animal-like; plant-like; fungi-like |
| Fungi | Mostly multicellular organisms, that have a cell wall and are adsorptive heterotrophs |
| Plantae | Multicellular autotrophs |
| Animalia | Multicellular ingestive heterotrophs that have specialized tissues |
| Adsorptive heterotroph | Organisms that digest their food outside the body, then adsorb it. |
| Ingestive Heterotroph | Organisms that take food into their body then digest it. |
| Decomposer | Organisms that break down dead organic matter and recycle the nutrients into the soil. |
| Archaea | Domain that contains the bacteria that live in extreme environments, have introns and are not killed by antibiotics. |
| Bacteria | Domain that contains all of the normal bacteria that do not have introns and can be killed by antibiotics. |
| Eukarya | Domain that contains all of the organisms that have eukaryotic cells. |
| Families | An order is a taxon that contains related __________. |
