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Unit 10
Classification of Living Things Notes
Term | Definition |
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species | a group of organisms that are very closely related. |
genus | a group of similar species. |
domain | represents the largest differences among organisms. |
Domain Bacteria | contains all organisms within Kingdom Bariacte. |
Domain Archaea | includes all organisms in Kingdom Archaea. |
Domain Eukarya | made up of all eukaryotes. |
Autotrophs | organisms that make their own food. |
Heterotrophs | must eat other organisms for food. |
Taxonomy | the science of describing, classifying, and naming living things. |
protists | Members of the Kingdom Protista, are single celled or multicellular organisms such as algae and slime molds. |
Kingdom Plantae | consists of multicellular organisms that have cell walls, mostly made of cellulose. |
Kingdom Fungi | heterotrophs, and their cell walls contain chitin. |
Kingdom Animalia | contains multicellular organisms that lack cell walls. |