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Classification no2

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Taxonomy
Classification
2 biggest groups in Scientific Classification
Living, Non-Living
Sensitivity
The response of an organism to external stimuli.
Dichotomous key
Uses 2 branches to classify living things by their characteristics
Reproduction
Increasing numbers (offspring must be fertile, but there are exceptions)(asexually and sexually).
The 5 major Kingdoms
Monera, Protists, Animals, Plants, Fungi.
Genus
2nd smallest group, all things in a particular genus share many, many characteristics.
Monera Kingdom
All bacteria
Order
The 5th group, after class and before family.
Protists Kingdom
single celled organisms
The hierarchy of living things
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species.
Growth
An increase in mass and/or size.
Kingdoms
The largest group into which organisms are sorted.
Phylum
Invertebrates & Vertebrates are part of this group
Class
The 4th group, after phylum and before order.
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