| A | B |
|---|
| zoology | the study of animals |
| botany | the study of plants |
| vertebrate | animal that has a backbone |
| invertebrate | animal without a backbone |
| taxonomy | the study or science of classifying living organisms |
| classification | the process of grouping similar things together |
| kingdom | a major large group of similar organisms; second largest grouping in classification |
| species | a unique kind of living organism that can produce offspring |
| eukaryotic | organism made up of cells that have a nucleus |
| prokaryotic | one-celled organism that has no nucleus |
| dichotomous key | a system used for identifying organisms made up of a series of paired choices |
| scientific name | the genus and species name of an organism |
| organism | a living thing |
| endothermic | warm-blooded |
| ectothermic | cold-blooded |
