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Classification vocab
Term | Definition |
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Classification | putting things into orderly groups based on similar characteristics. |
Archaebacteria | a kingdom made up of bacteria that live in extreme environments |
Fungi | a kingdom made up of nongreen, eukaryotic organisms that have no means of movement, reproduce by using spores, and get food by breaking down substances in their surroundings and absorbing the nutrients. |
Taxonomy | the science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms. |
Eubacteria | a kingdom that contains all prokaryotes except archaebacteria. |
Plantae | a kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that are usually green, have cell walls made of cellulose, cannot move around, and use the suns energy to make sugar by photosynthesis. |
Dichotomous key | an aid that is used to identify organisms and that consist of the answers to a series of questions . |
Protista | A kingdom of mostly one celled eukaryotic organisms. |
Animalia | A kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls. |