A | B |
classification | the grouping and sorting of objects or living things |
kingdom | the largest groups that living things may be classified into, 5 total |
phylum | second largest groups that living things may be divided into |
animal | multi-celled, feed on living or once living things |
plant | multi-celled, make their own food |
moneran | one celled, no nuclei, some make their own food, some feed on living or once living things |
protist | one celled, make their own food or feed on once living things |
fungi | most multi-celled, absorb food from other living things or dead things such as logs |
vertebrate | an animal with a backbone |
invertebrate | an animal with out a backbone |
mammal | vertebrate with hair and produces milk for young |
bird | vertebrates who lay eggs, have feathers, may or may not fly |
fish | vertebrates who lay eggs and live entirely in water, have gills to breath |
reptile | vertebrates with dry scaly skin, lay eggs on land, live in water or on land |
amphibian | vertebrates with moist skin that laye eggs in water, may or may not live in water |
vascular | plants with tubes |
nonvascular | plants with out tubes, transport water, food, and nutrients from cell to cell |
genus | second smallest group group, first part of scientific name, always capitalized |
species | smallest group, always lower case |
K P C O F G S | kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species |
P A M Pr F | plants, animals, monerans, protists, fungi |
F R A M B | Fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, birds |