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Classification
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Classification | the process of classifying something with similar qualitities or characteristics |
| Organism | a plant, animal, or single-celled life form |
| Diversity | the state of being diverse, variety |
| Characteristics | a quality describing an organism |
| Dichotomous Key | a tool the helps determine the identity of a organism in the natural world |
| Taxonomy | a branch of science concerned with classification |
| Domain | bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes |
| Six Kingdom System | Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Plantae, and Animalia |
| Microorganism | a microscopic organism |
| Single-Celled | one celled organism |
| Multi-Celled | multiple celled organism |
| Prokaryotic | no membrane bound organelles, no nucleus, and DNA |
| Eukaryotic | membrane bound organelles, nucleus, and DNA |
| Autotroph | makes their own food |
| Heterotroph | eats other things for food |
| Decomposer | an organism that decomposes organic material |
| Carnivore | eats only meat |
| Herbivore | eats only plants |
| Omnivore | eats both plants and meats |
| Detritivore | eats dead organic material |
| Insectivore | eat mainly insects |
| Phylogeny | the history of a kind of organism |
| Cladogram | a diagram showing the relationship between organisms |