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| classification | The arrangement of things in groups of similar items. |
| Linnaean system | A classification system useful for storing and finding information about living things |
| Animalia | The name of the kingdom that is made up of animals |
| Plantae | The name of the kingdom that is made up of plants |
| Fungi | The name of the kingdom of plant like organisms that do not make their own food but take the nutrients that they need from the environment |
| Protista | The kingdom of classification in which members often have traits of both plants and animals |
| Monera | The kingdom that includes bacteria |
| adaptation | A structure or feature of an organism that helps it meet a particular need in its natural habitat |
| genus | The first part of an organism's scientific name: a group of organisms that share major characteristics and are therefore closely related. |
| species | The second part of an organism's scientific name that identifies one specific organism in the genus |
| dichotomous key | A guide used to identify an organism based on its characteristics |
