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Ch. 18 Vocab (:
Classification
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes whose cell walls are made of peptidoglycan | eubacteria |
| domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls containing peptidoglycans | bacteria |
| group of similar families | order |
| kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes whose cell walls do not contain peptidoglycan | archaebacteria |
| method of grouping organisms together according to their evolutionary history | evolutionary classification |
| kingdom composed of eukaryotes that are not classified as plants, animals, or fungus | protista |
| group of closely related species; first part of the scientific name | genus |
| classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name | binomial nomenclature |
| diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among organisms | cladogram |
| group of similar orders | class |
| domain of all organisms whose cells with nuclei | eukarya |
| characteristic that appears in recent parts of lineage, but not its older members | derived character |
| domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls that do not contain peptidoglycan | archaea |
| level of organization into which organisms are classified | taxon |
| kingdom of multicellular photosynthetic autotrophs that have cell walls containing cellulose | plantae |
| largest taxonomic category consisting of closely related phyla | kingdom |
| classifying organisms and assigning each organism a universally accepted name | taxonomy |
| most inclusive taxonomic category; larger than kingdom | domain |
| group of genera that share many characteristics | family |
| kingdom of multicellular eukaryotic heterotrophs whose cells do not have cell walls | animalia |
| group of closely related classes | phylum |
| kingdom composed of heterotrophs; obtain energy from dead or organic matter | fungi |