callsification Flashcards
taxonomy
the science of naming and classifying organisms
classification
the division of organisms into groups or classes based on specfic characteristics
dichotomous key
an aid that is used to identify organisms and that consists of the answers to a seriese of questions
Archaebacteria
a kingdow that is made up of bacteria that live in extream enviroments
eubacteria
a kingdom that contains all prokaryotes exept arechaebacteria
plantae
a kingdom that is made up of complex melecular organisms that are usually green
fungi
kingdom made up of nongreen organisms
protista
kingdom of mostly one cell organisms
animalia
a kingdom of complex mellecular organisms that lack cell walls
hominid
a type of primate characterized by bipedalism
genus
a class of things that have similar characteristics