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Classification
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Term | Definition |
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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 |