Science Chapter 9 Sec. 1 & 2

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Classification

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the division of orginisms into groups, or classes, based on specific characteristicts.

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taxonmy

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the science of describing, naming, and classifying orginisms.

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dichotonumus key

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an aid that is used to identify organisms and that consists of the answers to a series of questions.

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Archea

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in a modern taxnomic system, a domain made up of prokaryotes that are distinguished from other prokaryotes by differences in genetics and in the makeup of their cell wall

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Bacteria

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in a modern taxonomic system, a domain made up of prokaryotes that usually have a cell wall and that usually reproduce by cell division; this domain aligns with the traditional kingdom Eubacteria.

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Eukarya

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in a modern taxonomic system, a domain made up of all eukaryotes; this domain aligns with the traditional kingdoms Protista, Fungi, Plantea, and Animalia

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Protista

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a kingdom of mostly one-celled eukaryotic organisms that are different from plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi.

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Fungi

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kingdom made up of nongreen, eukaryotic organisims that cannot move, reproduce using spores, & get food by breaking down substances in their surroundings to absorb nutrients.

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Plantea

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a kingdom made up of complex, mullticelluar organisims that are usually green, have cell walls made of cellulose, cannot move around, and the suns energy to make sugar by photosynthesis.

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Animalia

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a kingdom made up of complex, mullticelluarorganisms that lack cell walls, can usually move around, and quickly respond to their environment