| A | B |
| classification | the grouping of objects or information based on similarities |
| taxonomy | the branch of biology that groups and namesorganisms based on studies of their different characteristics |
| binomial nomenclature | modern classification system use a two-word naming system |
| genus | consists of a group similar species |
| family | the next larger taxon in the biological classification system consists of a group od similar genera |
| order | is a taxon of similar families |
| class | is a taxon of similar order |
| phylum | is a taxon of similar classes |
| kingdom | is a taxon of similar phyla or division |
| phylogeny | evolutionary history of species |
| cladistics | one biological system os classification that is based in phylogeny |
| cladogram | is a models of athe phylgeny of a species and models are important tools for understanding scientific concepts |
| eubacteria | have every strong cell walls and less complex genetic makeup than found in archaebacteria or eukaryotes |
| protist | is a eukaryote that lacks complex organ system and lives in moist environments |
| fungus | is either a unicellular or multicellular eukaryote that absorbs nutrients from organic materials in th environment |