Test Chapter 1 - Classification

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Characterizing

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Putting things in groups or categories based on certain characteristics.

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Classifying

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Grouping things according to similar characteristcs.

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Taxonomy

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Practice and science of classification.

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Binomial Nomenclature

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The system of naming a species, giving it two names.

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Kingdom

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One of the 7 major groups living things are classified under.

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Phylum

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Includes a large number of very different organisms.

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Class

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For a lion it would be Mammalia.

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Order

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For a lion it would be Carnivora.

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Family

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For a lion it would be Felidae.

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Genus

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For a lion it would be Panthera.

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Species

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For a lion it would be Leo.

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Archaebacteria

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A unicellular organism found in extreme environments, they are very complex.

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Eubacteria

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They are complex,single celled, mostly bacteria that rae commonly found everywhere and the ones people are most familiar with.Classified as their own Kingdom because of their different chemical makeup.

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Fungi

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Most are multicelluler and consist of many complex cells, examples of organisms are mushrooms, mold, and mildew.

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Plants

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Multicellular and consist of complex cells, with over 250,000 species, the plant kingdom is the second largest. They range from tiny green mosses to giant trees.

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Animals

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All animals consist of many complex cells, also they are heterotrophs. Animal kingdom is the largest Kingdom with over 1 million known species.

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Species

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Almost like a first name.

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Heterotroph

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Organisms that can make their own food by eating other organisms.

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Autotroph

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Organisms that can't make their own food.

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Biological Name

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The system names and organizes living things in a logical, meaningful way.

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Dichotomous key

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It helps the identification of living organisms in taxonomy.

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Prokaryotic

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Also known as Monerans.

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Eukaryotic

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Protists, plants, animals, and fungi were classified in this larger group.

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Aristotle

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He was a Greek Philosopher.

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Haeckel

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A German zoologist who suggested a third classification for living things.

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Carolus Linnaeus

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The father of taxonomy.