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Org.&Classification
Organization and Classification vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Cells | smallest unit of life |
Tissue | group of cells doing the same job |
Organ | group of tissues working together |
Organ Systems | group of organs working together |
Organism | living being |
Species | group of organisms that can mate and produce FERTILE offspring |
Genus | group of similar species- first part of scientific name |
Kingdom | largest classification category |
Eukaryotic | cells have a nucleus |
Prokaryotic | cells do not have a nucleus (pro means no) |
Heterotrophic | organisms that other organisms |
Autotrophic | organisms that can make their own food by photosynthesis |
Multicellular | organisms made of many cells |
Unicellular | single cell organisms |
Cell Wall | cells have rigid layer outside of membrane |
Dichotomous Key | identification key that uses paired choices |
Scientific Name | latin genus species names used to identify organisms |
Carl Linnaeus | scientist that invented the Kingdom to species classification scheme |
Taxonomy | science of classifying and identifying organisms |