| A | B |
| dichotomous key | aids in identifying unknown organisms |
| taxonomy | the study of classifying |
| Aristotle | the first to classify organisms |
| order | contains many families |
| kingdom | contains the most organisms |
| phyla | many are grouped into a kingdom |
| genus species | the identifying name of one organism |
| Latin | language used in classifying |
| phylogeny | evolutionary history |
| Linnaeus | modern scientist who classifed organism |
| class | contains many orders |
| Moneran | all are prokaryotes |
| Plantae | all are autotrophs |
| Animalia | all are heterotrophs |
| genus | can be divided into many species |
| concept map | way of organizing information |