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Ch 11 Classification
7th Grade Classification
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Classification | Grouping organisms together based on certain characteristics |
| Taxonomy | The science of naming and classifying organisms |
| Branching Diagrams | A line picture that shows what characteristics organisms share and don’t share. |
| Felis Catus | The genus and species name for the common house cat |
| Archaea | Simple bacteria like organisms that don’t have a nucleus |
| Prokaryotes | Microscopic organisms that don’t have a nucleus (bacteria) |
| Eukaryotes | All higher level organism (plants, animals, fungus) that have a nucleus |
| Monera | the Kingdom of living things that include the bacteria |
| Protists | Kingdom of single celled organism that are usually found in pond water. T |
| Algae | Plant like protisits they produce oxygen |
| Fungi | The kingdom of living things that includes mushrooms and mold. |
| Plantae | The kingdom of living things that include plants |
| Animalia | The kingdom of living things that include animals |