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20 Cards in this Set
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Classification
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the division of organisms into groups, or classes, based on specific characteristics
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Taxonomy
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the science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms
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Autotroph
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an organism that can produce its own food (using chlorophyll and photosynthesis)
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Heterotroph
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organisms that cannot make their own food and must feed on other organisms for energy and nutrients
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Binomial Nomenclature
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two-word naming system that gives all organisms their scientific name
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Carnivore
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an animal that eats flesh
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Herbivore
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organism that obtains energy by eating only plants
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Omnivore
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organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals
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Eukaryotes
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Organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and other membrane bound organelles
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Kingdom
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First and largest category used to classify organisms
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Phylogy
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Evolutionary history of a animal
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Prokaryote
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A unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
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Species
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group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
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Carolus Linnaeus
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Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature
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Kingdom Animalia
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made up of eukaryotic, multicellular heterotrophic organisms
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Kingdom Plantae
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Eukaryotes; most are autotrophs, cell wall made of cellulose; mulitcellular
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Kingdom Archeabacteria
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Prokaryotic, Unicellular, mostly autotrophic
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Kingdom Eubacteria
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Unicellular prokaryotes; autotrophic/heterotrophic
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Kingdom Fungi
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made up of heterotrophic unicellular and multicellular eukaryotic organisms
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Kingdom Protista
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Eukaryotic; one celled and many celled; some move; some make own food others obtain it from other organisms
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