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Classification Vocab
The words and definitions for science
Word | Definition |
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Archaebacteria | a kingdom made up of bacteria that live in a extreme environments. |
Classification | the division of organisms into groups, or classes, based on specific characteristics. |
Fungi | a kingdom made of non-green eukaryotic organisms that have no means of movement. |
Taxonomy | the science of naming, classifying, and describing organisms. |
Eubacteria | a kingdom that contains all prokaryotes except archaebacteria. |
Plantae | a kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that are usually green. |
Dichotomous Key | an aid that is used to identify organisms and that consists of the answers to a series of questions. |
Prosista | a kingdom of mostly one celled eukaryotic organisms that are different. |
Animalia | a kingdom of made up of complex multi-cellular organisms that lack cell walls. |