| A | B |
|---|
| Animalia | Multicellular eukaryotes that can move and consume food. |
| Archaea | Domain of prokaryotic organisms that are biochemically and genetically distinct from bacteria. |
| Bacteria | The simplest forms of life known on Earth. They are unicellular and are normally classified by their shapes. |
| Class | Group of similar orders. |
| Domain | The largest taxonomic category. It is divided into three groups, Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. |
| Eukaryota | Domain of all organisms whose cells have nuclei, including protists, plants, fungi, and animals. |
| Fungi | An organism that absorbs nutrients from the environment. |
| Kingdom | This is the 2nd Taxonomic category. It is divided into Archaea, Bacteria, Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protists. |
| Order | The taxonomic group containing one or more families |
| Phylum | A category of taxonomic classification that is ranked above class and under kingdoms |
| Phylum Chordata | Has a backbone, brain and spine. |
| Plantae | A kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that are usually green, have cell walls made of cellulose, cannot move around, and use the sun's energy to make sugar by photosynthesis. |
| Protista | Kingdom composed of eukaryotes that are not classified as plants, animals, or fungi. |
| Taxonomy | A scientific discipline concerned with naming and classifying the diverse forms of life. |
| Vascular Plants | Plants that have specialized tissues that transport water and nutrients throughout the plant. |
