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Living things 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monera | kingdom containing bacteria |
| Fungi | kingdom containing mushrooms and yeast,and mold |
| Division | Another name for 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 and 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 orgaisms |
| Animal Kingdom | Multi-cellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophs |