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Classification Vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Classificatoin | How things are grouped |
| Organism | A living thing |
| Diversity | Differnces |
| Charachteristics | What makes a thing different from others |
| Dichotomous key | A key used to determine what an organism is |
| Taxonomy | The classification of living things |
| Domain | The most inclusive taxa |
| Six Kingdom System | The kingdoms under domain Fungi, Protista, Animalia, Plantae, Archaebacteria, and Eubacteria |
| Single Celled | Having one cell |
| Multi Celled | Having more than one cell |
| Prokaryote | A cell without membrane bound organelles |
| Eukaryote | A cell with membrane bound organelles |
| Autotroph | MAkes own food |
| Heterotroph | Eats other living things |
| Decomposer | Decomposes dead things |
| Carnivore | eats meat |
| Herbivore | eats plants |
| Omnivore | Eats everything |
| Detrivore | animal that feeds on dead things |
| Insectivore | (of an animal) feeding on insects, worms, and other invertebrates. (of a plant such as the Venus flytrap) able to capture and digest insects. |
| Phylogeny | the evolutionary history of an organism |
| Cladogram | a branching diagram showing the cladistic relationship between a number of species |