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Living Things Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Monera - Kingdom containing bacteria | 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 | Class - A group of Orders |
| Family - A group of Genera (plural for Genus) | 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) | 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. | Organism - A single living thing. |
| Non-Living – Referring to something that has never been alive; does NOT mean dead | Non-Living – Referring to something that has never been alive; does NOT mean dead |
| Obtain – To get | Obtain – To get |
| Basic Processes of Life – Growing, developing, and repairing injuries | Basic Processes of Life – Growing, developing, and repairing injuries |
| Levels of Taxonomy – Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species | Levels of Taxonomy – Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
| 5 Kingdoms – Plants, animals, fungi, protists, monerans | 5 Kingdoms – Plants, animals, fungi, protists, monerans |
| Protist Kingdom – Kingdom that is mostly single-celled and are eukaryotic | Protist Kingdom – Kingdom that is mostly single-celled and are eukaryotic |
| Eukaryotic – A cell that has a nucleus | Eukaryotic – A cell that has a nucleus |
| Nucleus – Control center of the cell | Nucleus – Control center of the cell |
| Plant Kingdom – Kingdom that is eukaryotic cells and autotrophs | Plant Kingdom – Kingdom that is eukaryotic cells and autotrophs |
| Fungi Kingdom – Multi-cellular, eukaryotic, absorb nutrients from other organisms | Fungi Kingdom – Multi-cellular, eukaryotic, absorb nutrients from other organisms |
| Animal Kingdom – Multi-cellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophs | Animal Kingdom – Multi-cellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophs |