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Classifying Living T
Classifying Living Things
Term | Definition |
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Class | a category in taxonomy ranking above the order and below the phylum categories |
Classify | to group and study the relationships between organisms |
Family | a category in taxonomy ranking above the genus and below the order categories |
Fungus | a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll, leaves, true stems, and roots; reproduce by spores |
Genus | a category in taxonomy ranking above the species and below the family categories |
Kingdom | the largest category of taxonomic classification, based on common characteristics and evolutionary history |
Moneran | an organism without a membrane-bound nucleus; also known as a prokaryote. Prokaryotes differ from eukaryotes, organisms whose cells have membrane-bound nuclei. The vast majority of prokaryotes consist of only a single cell. |
Order | a category in taxonomy ranking above the family and below the class categories |
Phylum | a category in taxonomy ranking above the class and below the kingdom category |
Protist | a unicellular or simple multicellular organisms |
Species | a category in taxonomy ranking below the genus category |