| A | B |
|---|
| binomial nomenclature | 2 word system of naming organisms |
| Carolus Linnaeus | developed binomial nomenclature |
| classification | way of organizing |
| scientific name | genus and species |
| common name | can be confusing or misleading |
| Latin/ancient Greek | language of scientific names |
| Kingdom | subdivision of a domain |
| Domain | largest of the 8 taxons |
| Plantae | kingdom that includes multicellular autotrophs |
| Animalia | kingdom of multicellular heterotrophs that can move |
| Fungus | includes mushrooms, yeast |
| Protista | unicellular eukaryotes |
| Archabacteria | bacteria that live in extreme conditions |
| Eubacteria | prokaryotes that we are familiar with |
| heterotroph | organisms that feed on other organisms |
| autotroph | organsisms that can produce their own food |
| prokaryote | organism with no nucleus |
| eukaryote | organism with a nucleus |
| species | group of organisms capable of breeding and creating fertile offspring |
| taxonomy | field of biology that deals with classification of organisms |
| taxon | classification category |
| Aristotle | only used plants and animals |
| microscope invention | led to development of the protista kingdom |
| phylogeny | study of evolutionary relationships among organisms |
| cladistics | uses only derived characters |
| cladogram | diagram that shows evolutionary relationships |
| mRNA | used to identify the 3 domains |
| molecular clock | uses DNA to estimate time that species have been evolving independently |
