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Classification
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Classify | Put things into groups based on their characteristics |
| organism | something living |
| 8 characteristics of life | Made of cells Reproduce Grow and develop contain universal DNA respond to stimuli change over time (evolve) homeostasis need energy |
| 8 levels of classification | Domain - Kingdom- Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus -Species |
| 3 Domains | Archaea - Bacteria - Eukarya |
| Consumer | An organism that ingests its food |
| 4 kingdoms in Eukayra | Plantea, Animalia, Protista, Fungi |
| Producer | an organism that can make its own food |
| Heterotroph | an organism that must consume its food |
| Autotroph | an organism that makes its own energy, a producer |
| Unicellular | an organism that is made of only one cell |
| Multicellular | an organim that is composed of more than one cell |
| Phylum | the third largest level of classification |
| Domain | the larges level of classification, there are three domains |
| species | the most specific level of classification |
| Kingdom | the second largest level of organization, there are 8 kingdoms |
| genus | the second to most specific level of classification |
| Scientific name | the Genus and species of an organism, |
| Binomial nomenclature | the two part naming system for living organisms made up of |
| Dichotomous Key | a tool to help identify the name of an organism using paired, opposite characteristics |
| Phylogenetic tree | tree that shows the relatedness of organisms |