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cousins middle school, 7th grade, taxonomy

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cell   basic unit of life  
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organisms   living things  
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kingdom   second largest taxa (or organizational level) includes Animalia, Plantea, fungi, protista, archeabacteria and eubacteria  
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species   a group of similar living things that can reproduce and have fertile offspring  
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scientific name   a two part name used by scientists, includes genus and species, helps to avoid confusion  
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DNA   deoxyribonucleic acid, the blueprint for living things  
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dichotomous key   tool used for identification, gives 2 choices  
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classification   the act of organizing by similar characteristics  
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domain   the largest division or taxa in organizing living things, include eukaryia, bacteria and archea  
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phylogeny   the study of evolutionary history  
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autotroph   makes its own food through photosynthesis or similar (aka producer)  
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heterotroph   has to eat other things to live (aka consumer)  
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eukaryote   has a cell or cells that contain a nucleus and other membrane bound organelles  
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prokaryote   cells do not have nucleus, simpler cells  
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unicellular   being made of 1 cell  
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multicellular   being made of more that 1 cell  
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biotic   living  
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abiotic   nonliving  
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binomial nomenclature   literally "2 word naming system"  
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taxonomy   the science of naming and classifying organisms  
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