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Name the six kingdoms in biological classification

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Archaebacteria 
Eubacteria 
Protists
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia
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Which 2 kingdoms have prokaryotic cells

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Archaebacteria

Eubacteria and

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Cells that have no nucleus and membrane bound organelles

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Prokaryotic

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Cells that have a nucleus and membrane bound organelles

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Eukaryotic

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An organism which must eat other organisms for food

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Heterotroph

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An organism which can make its own food from energy sources

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Autotroph

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This kingdom contains multicellular heterotrophs that can move

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Animalia

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This kingdom contains multicellular autotrophs with cell walls made of cellulose

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Plantae

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This kingdom contains multicellular heterotrophs with cell walls of chitin

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Fungi

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This kingdom contains mostly unicellular prokaryotic which live in aquatic environments

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Eubacteria

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This kingdom contains unicellular, prokaryotic organism which live in harsh environments

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Archaebacteria

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This kingdom contains unicellular prokaryotic organism which live In almost every environment on earth

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Protists

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The study of classifying organisms

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Taxonomy

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The scientist who developed the modern system of classification

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Linnaeus

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The seven levels of classification in order from least specific to most specific

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Kingdom phylum class order family genus and species

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The largest grouping on n the classification of life

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Kingdom

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A group related classes would be a

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Phylum

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A group of related orders would be a

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Classes

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A group of families would be a

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Orders

20
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Two organisms in the same order would be in the same

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Class, phylum and kingdom

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Two organisms in the same family would be in different

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Genius and species

22
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Two name naming system used to assign names to organisms

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Binomial nomenclature

23
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A tool used to identify unknown organisms

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Dichotomous key

24
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The first Word in a two part scientific name

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Genus

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The second part in a two part scientific name

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Species

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In the scientific name Felis Domesticus’ Felis is the

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Genus

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In the scientific name Canis Familiaris, Familiaris is the

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Species

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