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Classification
Test Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Organisms made of only ONE cell | Unicellular |
| Organisms that have to consume other organisms for energy | Consumer / Heterotroph |
| The science of organizing, naming, and classifying organisms | Taxonomy |
| Two-name naming of an organism using the genus and species | Binomial Nomenclature |
| Organisms whose cells each have a nucleus | Eukaryotes |
| Organisms that make their own food/energy through photosynthesis | Producers / Autotrophs |
| The most SPECIFIC level of classification; only one type of organism | Species |
| Organisms whose cells DO NOT each have a nucleus | Prokaryotes |
| A branching diagram that shows evolutionary relationships | Cladogram |
| Organisms made of MANY cells | Multicellular |
| The scientist who developed our modern system of classification | Carolus Linnaeus |
| The most GENERAL level of classification; contains LOTS of organisms | Domain |
| A series of paired statements that help to identify an unknown organism | Dichotomous Key |
| Grouping organisms based on characteristics and similarities | Classification |
| The two classification levels that are combined to give an organism its scientific name | Genus & Species |
| Archaebacteria and Eubacteria are this type of cell | prokaryotes |
| The two languages used to write scientific names | Greek & Latin |