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Living things 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 21. Monera | Kingdom containing bacteria |
| 22. Fungi | Kingdom containing mushrooms and yeast, and mold |
| 23. Division | Another name for Phyla in the plant kingdom |
| 24. Phylum | A group of Classes |
| 25. Order | A group of Families |
| 26. Class | A group of Orders |
| 27. Family | A group of Genera (plural for Genus) |
| 28. Scientific Name | The name given to each species, consisting of its genus and its species label. ex: Canis lupus (wolf) |
| 29. Organism | A single living thing. |
| 30. Non-Living | Referring to something that has never been alive; does NOT mean dead |
| 31. Obtain | To get |
| 32. Basic Processes of Life | Growing, developing, and repairing injuries |
| 33. Levels of Taxonomy | Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
| 34. 5 Kingdoms | Plants, animals, fungi, protists, monerans |
| 35. Protist Kingdom | Kingdom that is mostly single-celled and are eukaryotic |
| 36. Eukaryotic | cell that has a nucleus |
| 37. Nucleus | Control center of the cell |
| 38. Plant Kingdom | Kingdom that is eukaryotic cells and autotrophs |
| 39. Fungi Kingdom | Multi-cellular, eukaryotic, absorb nutrients from other organisms |
| 40. Animal Kingdom | Multi-cellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophs |