Flashcards: Classification
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Occitan | English |
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| Classification |  A division of organisms into groups or classes based on specific characteristics |
| Taxonomy | The science of describing, naming and classifying organisms |
| Binomial Nomenclature | A naming system in which each species of animal or plant receives two names-- the first identifying the genus to which it belongs and the second the species |
| Kingdom | A major category in biological taxonomy that ranks above the phylum and below the domain |
| Species | A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring |
| Dichotomous Key | A tool used to identify organisms that consists of descriptive statements organized into couplets (a & b pairs) |
| Archaea | Domain made up of prokaryotes, or single celled organisms with no nucleus, that can survive extreme environments |
| Bacteria | Domain made up of prokaryotes that are much more common than archaea, and can live almost anywhere |
| Eukaryotes | Organisms made up of cells that have a nucleus that include protists, animals, plants and fungi, but not archaea or bacteria |
| Protista | Kingdom of mostly one-celled eukaryotic organisms that are different from plants, animals, fungi or bacteria |
| Plantae | Kingdom made up of complex multi-cellular plant organisms that have cell walls and make their own food via photosynthesis |
| Animalia | Kingdom made up of complex multi-cellular animal organisms that have cell membranes but not cell walls |
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