Raczkowski- Classification
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| Classification | the arrangements of organisms into orderly groups based on their similarities and presumed evolutionary relationships
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| Kingdom | the most general of the seven levels of classification
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| Phylum | the level of classification after kingdom; the organisms from all the kingdoms are sorted into several phyla
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| Class | the level of classification after phylum; the organisms in all phyla are sorted into classes
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| Order | the level of classification after class; the organisms in all the classes are sorted into orders
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| Family | the level of classification after order; the organisms in all orders are sorted into families
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| Genus | the level of classification after family; the organisms in all families are sorted into genera
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| Species | the most specific of the seven levels of classification; characterized by a group of organisms that can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring
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| Taxonomy | the science of identifying, classifying, and naming living things
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| Dichotomous key | an aid to identifying unknown organisms that consists of several pairs of descriptive statements; of each pair of statements, only one will apply to the unknown organism, and that statement will lead to another set of statements, and so on, until the unkn
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| List the seven levels of classification | kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
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| List the 6 kingdoms | archaebacteria, eubacteria, protista, fungi, plantae, animal
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| List two characteristics of archaebacteria | Been on the earth for at least 3 billion years
Found in hot springs
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| Eubacteria | -Microscopic organisms
-Live in the soil, water or inside a human body
-Some are found in human intestines
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| Protista | -Single celled or simple multi-cellular
-Have a nucleus
-Protozoa, algae, and slime mold
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| Fungi | -Molds and Mushrooms
-Absorb nutrients from their surroundings
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| Plantae | -Usually green complex multi-cellular organisms
-Uses the suns energy to make sugar by photosynthesis
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| Animal | -Complex multi-cellular organisms
-Able to move
-Have a nervous system
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