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17 Cards in this Set
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What is classification
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it is a way of organizing organisms in a ligical, meaningful way
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what is a taxonomist
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it is a scientist that names organisms
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binomial nomenclature
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it is the system in which we name organisms today
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what are the 5 kingdoms
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moner, fungi, protista, plants, animals
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Monera
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unicellular, does not have a true nucleus, can be heter or autotrophic
ex. bacteria, blue-green bacteria/algae |
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fungi
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mostly multicellular, heterotrophs, decomposers
ex.mold mildew yeast |
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Protists
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Have a nucleus, unicellular, first cells to have a nucleus
ex. ameoba, paramecium, euglena |
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Plants
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Multicellular, mostly green, autotrophs
ex. moss ferns algae |
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animals
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multicellular, specialized tissues and organs, heterotrophs
ex.fish, insects, reptiles |
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what is the order of classification
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kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
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what is a dichotimous key
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it is a key in which scientists use to name organisms
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what does prokaryote mean
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no true nucleus
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what kingdoms are prokaryotic
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monera
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what is eukaryotic
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true nucleus
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what kingdoms are eukaryotic
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protist fungi plant animal
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what is heterotroph and what kingdoms are heterotrophs
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heterotroph is an organism that produces its own food sometimes monera, and protista, always fungi and animals
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what is autotroph and kingdoms are autotrophs
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autotrophs are organisms that can produce their own food and sometimes monera and protista are , and always plants
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