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Classification
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The scientific study of how living things are classified | taxonomy |
| A category above the kingdom level. There are three: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. | domain |
| A category, the second biggest after domain. | kingdom |
| a category of classification that is ranked above class and under kingdoms | phylum |
| a category of classification that is above order and under phylum | class |
| group containing one or more families | order |
| a group containing one or more genus | family |
| A classification grouping that consists of a number of similar, closely related species | genus |
| A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring. The smallest classification level. | species |
| A system for giving each organism a two-word scientific name that consists of the genus name followed by the species name | binomial nomenclature |
| A series of descriptions arranged in pairs that leads the user to the identification of an unknown organism. | dichotomous key |
| Created binomial nomenclature | Carl Linneaus |
| A unicellular organism that does NOT have a nucleus | prokaryote |
| A cell that contains a nucleus | eukaryote |
| eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic, no cell wall, can move - birds and turtles | Animal Kingdom |
| eukaryotic, multicellular, autotrophic, cell wall made of cellulose, can't move - sunflowers and trees | Plant Kingdom |
| eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophic, cell wall made of chitin, can't move - mushrooms | Fungi Kingdom |
| eukaryotic, unicellular, some autotrophic/some heterotrophic - amoebas and algae | Protist Kingdom |
| prokaryotic, unicellular, some autotrophic/some heterotrophic, live in harsh environments | Archeabacteria Kingdom |
| prokaryotic, unicellular, some autotrophic/some heterotrophic | Eubacteria Kingdom |
| Soft bodied, most have tentacles - Include jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones. | Cnidarians (Phylum) |
| soft bodied invertebrates that often have a shell - snails, clams, octopi and squid. | Mollusks (Phylum) |
| segmented worms | Annelids (Phylum) |
| Jointed legs and exoskeleton - insects, arachnids, millipedes and centipedes, and crustaceans | Arthropods (Phylum) |
| Symmetrical shape - sea stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, sea cucumbers | Echinoderms (Phylum) |
| All animals that have a backbone, including fish, reptiles, birds, amphibians and mammals | Chordates (phylum) |
| soft, small, green and are found on the ground near water | Mosses (plant division) |
| Fowerless, seedless plants having roots, stems, and reproduce by spores. | Ferns (plant division) |
| cone-bearing plants | Conifers (plant division) |
| This group consists of plants that produce flowers and pollen. | flowering plants (plant division) |
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