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Classification Terms
Mr. Holt's terms and definitions for Classification April 2009
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| classify | to put things into groups based on similiarities |
| taxonomy | the science of classifying and naming organisms |
| binomial nomenclature | the "two-name naming-system" used in science to name organisms, invented by Linnaeus |
| dichotomous key | two choice method of finding the name of an organism, comes in two forms: list and branching tree |
| common name | the name people call an organism on an every-day basis, the name varies based on where you live |
| scientific name | the name used by scientists to refer to an organism using binomial nomenclature |
| field guide | a book with descriptions, pictures/diagrams, and dichotomous keys used to identify organisms |
| unicellular | adjective to describe an organism made of only one cell |
| multicellular | adjective to describe an organism made of more than one cell |
| heterotrophic | adjective to describe an organism that has to eat to get its energy |
| autotrophic | adjective to describe an organism that makes its own food by doing photosynthesis |
| asexual | adjective to describe an organism that can produce offspring all by itself |
| sexual | adjective to describe an organism that needs two parents to produce offspring |
| producer | organism whose role in the ecosystem is to make its own food |
| consumer | organism whose role in the ecosystem is to eat other organisms |
| decomposer | organism whose role in the ecosystem is to break down dead organisms |
| phylogeny | the evolutionary history of an organism |
| prokaryotic | adjective to describe an organism whose cell(s) have no nucleus |
| eukaryotic | adjective to describe an organism whose cell(s) have a nucleus |
| locomotion | movement from place to place |
| cilia | hair-like structures extending from a cell that wave in the water (a form of locomotion) |
| flagellum | whip-like tail extending from a cell (a form of locomotion) |
| pseudopod | "false foot," a blob-like extension of the cell membrane and cytoplasm of a cell (a form of locomotion) |
| Latin/Greek | languages used to make scientific names |
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