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kucia classification
classification
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| process of grouping things based on their similarities | classification |
| scientific study of how living things are classified | taxonomy |
| Linnaeus' naming system for organisms, each organism is given a two-part name | binomial nomenclature |
| first part of an organism's scientific name , in caps | genus |
| second part of an organism's scientific name | species |
| process by which species gradually change over time | evolution |
| series of paired statements that describe the physical characteristics of different organisms | taxonomic key |
| archaebacteria,eubacteria,protists,fungi,plants,animals | six kingdoms |
| autotrophic or heterotrophic unicellular prokaryotes no nucleus | archaebacteria |
| autotrophic or heterotrophic unicellular prokaryotes different chemical makeup | eubacteria |
| odds and ends kingdom autotrophic or heterotrophic most are unicellualr some multicellular eukaryotes contain nucleus | protists |
| most multicellular eukaryotes, some unicellular eukaryotes all heterotrophs | fungi |
| multicellular eukaryotes autrotrophs | plants |
| multicellular eukaryotes heterotrophs | animals |