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| the arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on their imilarities and presumed evolutionary relationships |
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| the most general of the seven levels of classification. Currently, there are six kingdoms of organisms |
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the level of classification after kingdom; the organisms from all the kingdoms are sorted
into several phyla |
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| the level of classification after phylum; the organisms in all phyla are sorted into classes |
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| the level of classification after class; the organisms in all the classes are sorted into orders |
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| the level of classification after order; the organisms in all orders are sorted into families |
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| the level of classification after family; the organisms in all families are sorted into genera |
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the most specific of the seven levels of classification; characterized by a group of organisms
that can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring |
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| the science of identifying, classifying, and naming living things |
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| an aid to identifying unknown organisms that consists of several pairs of descriptive statements; of each pair of statements, only one will apply to the unknown organism, and that will lead to another set of statements, and so on, until the unknown organism can be identified |
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| extremely small, single-celled organisms without a nucleus; prokaryotic cells |
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a classification kingdom that contains ancient bacteria that thrive in extreme
environments |
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| a classification kingdom containing mostly free-living bacteria found in many varied environments |
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| a kingdom of eukaryotic single-celled or simple multicellular organisms; kingdom contains all eukaryotes that are not plants, animals, or fungi |
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| the kingdom that contains plants—complex, multicellular organisms that are usually green and use the sun’s energy to make sugar by photosynthesis |
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| a kingdom of complex organisms that obtain food by breaking down other substances in their surroundings and absorbing the nutrients |
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the classification kingdom containing complex, multicelluar organisms that lack cell walls, are usually able to move about, and possess nervous systems that help them be aware of
and react to their surroundings |
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| Linnaeus founded the science of_______ |
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| All of the organisms classified into a single kingdom are then divided into one of several_______ |
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| Archaebacteria and eubacteria are _______________ |
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| Linnaeus began naming organisms using _______________ |
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| a two-part scientic names |
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| Scientists use _______________________ to help them identify unknown organisms |
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| Because it includes species that live 3,000 years and specimens that grow to 91.5 m, Kingdom ______________contains some of the largest and longest-lived organisms on Earth. |
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| Originally classified as plants, _____ are now their own kingdom because they do not carry out photosynthesis. |
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| Prokaryotes that live in familiar environments such as soil, water, or the human body belong to the kingdom _______________________ . Prokaryotes are cells that do not contain ____________. |
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| What kind of organism thrives in hot springs and other extreme environments? |
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| Most bacteria are classified in which kingdom? |
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| The scientific name for the European white water lily is Nymphaea alba . What is the genus to which this plant belongs? |
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| "Kings Play Chess On Fine-Grained Sand” is a mnemonic device that helps one remember |
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| The six levels of classification: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species. |
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