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Org.&Classification
Organization and Classification vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |