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Kindom, Phylum, Class, Order,

Family, Genus and Species

Paramecium

Claydogram

A diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships amoung organisms.

The strategy of grouping organisms together based upon the evolutionary history.

Derived characters

Characters that appear in recent lineage, but not in its older members.

Domain

The most inclusive taxonomic category; larger then a kingdom.

Bacteria

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The domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls containing peptidoglycan.

Archaea

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Domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls that do not contain peptidoglycans.

Eubacteria

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Kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes whose cell walls are made up of peptidglycan.

Archaeabacteria

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Kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls that do not contain peptidoglycan.

Eukarya

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Organism whose cells contain nuclei.

Protista

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Kingdom composed of eukaryotes that are not classified as plants, animals, or fungi.

Fungi

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Kingdom composed of heterotrophs; many of obtaining energy and nutrients from dead organic matter.

Plantae

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Kingdom of multicellular photosynthetic autotrophs that have cell walls containing cellulose.

Animillia

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Kingdom of multi-cellular eukaryotic heterotrophs whose cells do not have cell walls.