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Taxonomy
The scientific study of how living things are classified
Taxon
a group of organisms in a classification system
Species
A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring
Genus
A group of similar species
genus and species
Scientific names of organisms.
Mammalia
class of mammals
Vertebrates have
backbone
Biodiversity
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Multicellular
Consisting of many cells
Unicellular
Made of a single cell
Prokaryote
A unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Eukaryote
organism whose cells contain a nucleus
Autotroph/Producer
An organism that makes its own food
Heterotroph/Consumer
organism that obtains food by consuming other living things
6 kingdoms
Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
Pathogen
An organism that causes disease
Decomposer
An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
food web vs food chain
A food web consists of many food chains. A food chain only follows just one path as animals find food.
Omnivore
An animal that eats both plants and animals
Archaebacteria
considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae
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