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Life Science-Classification of Life Unit
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| The division of organisms based on similar characteristics. | Classification |
| Organisms that are made up of only one cell. | Unicellular |
| Organisms that have many cells. | Multicellular |
| A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of reproducing. | Species |
| Organism that doesn't make it's own food (consumers and decomposers). | Heterotroph |
| Organism that makes it's own food (producers). | Autotroph |
| An organism whose cell does not have a nucleus. | Prokaryote |
| An organism whose cell contains a nucleus. | Eukaryote |
| The science of identifying, classifying, and naming living things. | Taxonomy |
| A tool made up of sets of steps that help identify an unknown organism. | Dichotomous key |
| The name that an organism is called by all scientists, it is based n the organisms Genus and Species- also called binomial nomeclature. | Scientific name |
| Domain | The first division of classification, this level contains the most diverse organisms. |