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Taxonomy (20 Qs)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| organism | a living thing |
| unicellular organism | one-celled living thing |
| multicellular organism | many-celled living thing |
| form fits function | design principle: the purpose determines it's looks |
| taxonomy | to name and sort things |
| classify | to group by similar traits |
| binomial nomenclature | two-name, name |
| cladogram | hypothetical branching tree of common descent |
| eukaryote | "good" nucleus |
| prokarytoe | "no" nucleus |
| bacteria | single-celled organism with no nucleus |
| protista | single-celled organism with a nucleus |
| domain | the three groups that make up all living things |
| kingdom | large groups based on food source |
| phylum | similar body plans |
| class | body plans, food source and reproducing |
| order | body plans, food source, reproducing and metabolism |
| family | body plans, food source, reproducing, metabolism and looks |
| genus | organisms similar to species but cannot produce fertile offspring |
| species | organisms that can produce fertile offspring |