classyifing orginisms Flashcards
classification
the process of grouping things based on their simularites
taxonomy
the scientific study of how livving things are classified
bionominal nomenclature
the naming system for orginisms in wich each orginism is givin a two part name a grnus and species name
genus
a classisficarion grouping consists of a number of si,ulare closley related species
species
a group of simuliare orginisms that can mate and produce fertile off spring
taxoconic key
a series of paired stsements that describe physical charvtetisics of diffrent orginisms
prokaryote
an orginism whose cells lack nucleus
euksryote
an orginism with cell thats contain nuclei and other cells structers
nucleus
the dence aresa in a eukaryotic cell that contains nucleic acids thechemical instructions thta direct the cells activitys