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Classification
Question | Answer |
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What is classification? | The process of classifying something dew to characteristics and qualities. |
Organism | A life form. |
Diversity | variety |
Characteristics | A feature that something or somewhere has |
Dichotomous key | A tool that allows the person in use to identify items of the natural world. |
Taxonomy | The classification of organisms and etc. |
Domain | The highest taxonomic rank of organisms |
Six kingdom system | The ranking of organisms with, Plantae, Animalia, etc |
Microorganism | An organism that you need a microscope to view. |
Single-celled | An organism made of one cell. |
Multi-celled | An organism made of multiple cells. |
Prokaryotic | A simple cell with no nucleus. |
Eukaryotic | A cell with a nucleus. |
Autotroph | An organism that makes its own food. |
Heterotroph | An organism that gets its nutrients from other things. |
Decomposer | An organism that decomposed organic material. |
Carnivore | An organism that only consumes meat. |
Herbivore | An organism that only consumes plants. |
Omnivore | An organism that consumes both plants and animals. |
Detritivore | An organism that consumes dead organic material. |
Insectivore | An organism that consumes only insects. |
Phylogeny | Having to d with Phylogenesis |
Cladogram | A diagram that shows the relationship between a certain number of species. |