Science card ch. 9 Flashcards
Classification
The division of organisms into groups, or classes, based on specific characteristics
Taxonomy
The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms.
dichotomous key
An aid that is used to identify organisms and that consists of the answers to a series of questions.
archaebacteria
kingdom made up of bacteria that live in extreme environment
bacteria
a kingdom that conatains all prokary otes except archbacteria
protsa
a kingdom of mostly one cell eukaryotic organisms that are different from plants , animals, bacteria, and fungi
fungi
A kingdom made up of nongreen, eukaryotic organisms that have no means of movement reproduce by us using spores , and get food by breaking down substances in their surroundings and absorbing the nutrients
plantae
a kingdom made up of complex
hominid
a creature that can walk on two legs
primate
a creature with binocular vision and oposable thumbs
species
a group of creatures
Kingdom
the first of the seven animal classification levels.
Phylum
the second of the seven animal classification levels
class
the third of the seven animal classification levels
order
the fourth of the seven animal classification levels
