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Morgan science
Chapter 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Classification | The division of orginisims into groups,or classes, based on specific characteristics. |
| Taxonomy | The science of decribing, naming, and classifying organisims. |
| Dichotomous Key | An aid that is used to identfy organsms and that consists ofthe answers to a series of questions. |
| Archaebacteria | A kingdom made up of bacteria that live in extreme enviornments. |
| Eubacteria | A kingdom that contains all prokaryotes excepet archabacteria. |
| Protista | A kingdom of mostly one-celled eukrotic organisims that are different from plants, animals, bacteria and fungi. |
| Fungi | A kingdom made up of non-green eukrotic organisims that have no means of movement, reproduce when using spores, and get food by breaking down substances in their surroundings and obsorbing the nutrients. |
| Plantae | A kingdom made up of complex, muticellular organisims that are usualy green, have cell walls made of celucose, can not move around, and use the suns energy tomake sugar by photosynthisis. |
| Animilia | A kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisims that lack cell walls, can usualy move around, and quickly respond to their enviornment. |