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Living Things Part 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monera | Kingdom containing bacteria. |
| Fungi | Kingdom containing mushrooms and yeast, and mold. |
| Division | Another name of Phyla in the plant kingdom. |
| Phylum | A group of Classes. |
| Order | A group of Families. |
| Class | A group of Orders. |
| Family | A group of Genera (plural for Genus) |
| Scientific Name | The name given to each species, consisting of its genus and its species label. ex: Canis Lupus (wolf). |
| Organism | A single living thing. |
| Non-Living | Referring to something that has never been alive; does NOT mean dead. |
| Obtain | To get. |
| Basic Processes of Life | Growing, developing, and repairing injuries. |
| Levels of Taxonomy | Kingdom, Phylum, Class, order, Family, Genus, Species |
| 5 Kingdoms | Plants, animals, fungi, protists, monerans. |
| Protist Kingdom | Kingdom that is mostly single-celled are are eukaryotic. |
| Eukaryotic | A cell that has a nucleus. |
| Nucleus | Control center of the cell. |
| Plant Kingdom | Kingdom that is eukaryotic cells and autotrophs. |
| Fungi Kingdom | Multi-cellular, eukaryotic, absorb nutrients from other organisms. |
| Animal Kingdom | Multi-cellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophs. |