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Classification Unit (7th Grade)

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Aristotle   developed the first system of classification; based groups of animals on careful observation  
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Carolus Linnaeus   created a naming system called binomial nomenclature; this system is the modern system used today  
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classification   the grouping of things based on similar characteristics  
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taxonomy   the scientific study of how things are classified  
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dichotomous key   a tool that allows the user to group items with similarities; user is presented with two choices about the characteristics of the unknown organism  
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binomial nomenclature   naming system for organisms in which each organism is given a two-part name – genus and species  
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scientific name   an organism’s name derived through binomial nomenclature Uses the genus and species and written in Latin  
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genus   a classification grouping that consists of a number of similar, closely related species; the first part of an organism’s scientific name  
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species   a group of similar organisms whose members can mate with one another and produce fertile offspring; the second part of an organism’s scientific name  
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kingdom   the largest group of organisms in our modern classification scheme  
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prokaryote   an organism whose cell lacks an enclosed nucleus and other cell structures  
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eukaryote   an organism whose cell/cells contain a nucleus enclosed in a membrane and other cell structures; "true" nucleus  
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autotroph   an organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis (plants)  
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heterotroph   an organism that cannot make its own food and therefore consumes other organisms for food  
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unicellular   a type of organism that is made up of only one cell  
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multicellular   a type of organism that is made up of at least 2 or more cells  
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Archaebacteria   a kingdom of prokaryotic, unicellular, autotrophic or heterotrophic organisms; have the ability to live in some of the harshest conditions on Earth  
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Eubacteria   a kingdom of prokaryotic, unicellular, autotrophic or heterotrophic organisms; these are often the bacteria that causes illness and diseases  
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Protista   a kingdom of eukaryotic, unicellular or multicellular, autotrophic and/or heterotrophic organisms; known as the “odds and ends"  
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Fungi   a kingdom of eukaryotic, unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms (decomposers)  
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Plantae   a kingdom of eukaryotic, multicellular, autotrophic organisms; these begin most of Earth’s food webs/chains  
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Animalia   a kingdom of eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic organisms; these are found in diverse environments worldwide because of their varied adaptations  
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