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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 cell |
| Plant Kingdom | Kingdom that is eukaryotic cells and autotrophs |
| Fungi Kingdom | Multi-cellar, eukaryotic, absorb nutrients from other organisms |
| Animal Kingdom | Multi-cellar,eukaryotic, heterotrophs |