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| taxonomy | science of classification |
| kingdom | largest classification grouping |
| phylum | 2nd largest level of classification into which the animal kingdom is divided |
| class | classification grouping between phylum & order |
| order | classification grouping between class & family |
| family | classification grouping between order & genus |
| genus | classification between family & species |
| autotroph | organism that can make its own food |
| species | organisms that are able to interbreed & produce young |
| moneran | single-celled organisms that reproduce by cell division |
| protist | single-celled organisms that have cells with nuclei & organelles with cell walls |
| heterotroph | organism unable to make its own food |
| fungus | many celled organisms that absorbs nutrients from other organisms |
| plant | many celled organisms that contain chlorophyll & do not move about |
| animal | many celled organisms that move about & eat food |
| prokaryote | cell with no nucleus |
| eukaryote | cell with a nucleus |
| Carolus Linnaeus | father of modern taxonomy |
| binomial nomenclature | naming system using genus and species |
| taxonomic key | means of identifying an organism using pairs of statements |
