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| Carolus Linnaeus | father of modern classification |
| Arrange taxonomic groups from broadest to most specific | Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
| Species | population of interbreeding organisms capable of producing fertile offspring |
| Monera | prokaryotes (bacteria) |
| Protista | simple eukaryotic organisms that live in moist environments |
| Fungi | heterotrophic organisms that obtain nutrient by decomposing dead organisms and wastes |
| Plantae | Photosynthetic kingdom of multicellular organisms |
| Animalia | multicellular consumers that eat and digest other organisms for food |
| binomial nonmenclature | 2 word name given to classify organisms |
| Aristotle | developed first classification system (plants & animals) |
| Taxonomy | branch of biology concerned with the grouping and naming of organisms., |
| Genus | group of closely related species |
| Animal groups are called phyla while plant groups are called... | divisions |
