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Unit 11

Taxonomy

TermDefinition
Animalia kingdom of multicellular eukaryotic heterotrophs whose cells do not have cell walls
Archaebacteria kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls
Domain largest grouping in the classification of organisms, above kingdom
Eubacteria kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes that live everywhere
Fungi kingdom composed of heterotrophs; many obtain energy and nutrients from dead organic matter
Kingdom second largest grouping in organism classification, as in the animal kingdom
Plantae kingdom of multicellular photosynthetic autotrophs that have cell walls
Protista kingdom composed of eukaryotes that are not classified as plants, animals, or fungi
Taxonomy The science of classifying and naming organisms.
Asexual A term describing reproduction that does not involve gene transfer between parent cells.
Autotroph Makes its own food. (Goes through photosynthesis).
Eukaryote A cell with a nucleus.
Heterotroph Gets energy by consuming other organisms.
Multicellular Made of many cells.
Prokaryote A cell without a nucleus.
Sexual the production of offspring by means of mixing genetic material of two parents.
Species The most specific level; organisms that can reproduce and produce fertile offspring.
Unicellular made of only one cell
Classification The process of grouping organisms based on shared characteristics.
Genus A group of closely related species.
Binomial Nomenclature The two-part scientific naming system.
Scientific Name The formal name of an organism written in Latin (Genus species). Example: Homo sapiens
Common Ancestor An earlier organism from which two or more species evolved.
Created by: LMS 7 Sci
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