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17.2 Kingdoms
Ashella bailey kingdom vocabulary
| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| Classification | The grouping of objects or information based on similarities. | |
| taxonomy | is the branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies of their different characteristics. | |
| binomial nomenclature | a two word naming system that that Linneaus developed to identify the genus of organsisms | |
| genus | consists of a group of similar species | |
| specific epithet | the second word of binomial nomenclature that usually describes characteristics | |
| family | the second largest class of the biological classification system, consists of a group of similar genera | |
| order | is a taxon of similar families | |
| class | a taxon of similar orders | |
| phylum | is a taxon of similar classes | |
| division | plant taxonomists use instead of phylum | |
| kingdom | a taxon of similar phyla of divisions | |
| eubacteria | very strong cell walls and a less complex genetic makeup than found in acheabacteria or eukaryotes | |
| acheabacteria | unicellular microorganisms that are distinct from bacteria and eukaryotes, can live in extereme conditions | |
| protists | a eukaryote that lacks complex organ systems and lives in moist enviroments | |
| fungi | is either a multicellular eukaryote that absorbs nutrients from organic materials in the enviroment | |
| plants | multicellular, photosynthetic eukaryotes | |
| animals | multicellular heterotrophs. able to move from place to place with their own nervous system |