Classification and the six kingdoms
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| 51814354 | multicellular | organism made of many cells | |
| 51814355 | unicellular | organism made of one cell | |
| 51814356 | monera | another name for eubacteria, bacteria with cell walls | |
| 51814357 | eubacteria | bacteria with cell walls | |
| 51814358 | archaebacteria | an ancient form of bacteria often found in extreme environments | |
| 51814359 | protist | unicellular eukaryote such as a paramecium, euglena, and amoeba | |
| 51814360 | Protozoa | a phylum within the kingdom Protista | |
| 51814361 | paramecium | a shoe-shaped protist covered in cilia | |
| 51814362 | euglena | a protist with chloroplasts and a single flagellum | |
| 51814363 | amoeba | a protist that moves using pseudopod extensions | |
| 51814364 | cilia | microscopic hair-like extensions on the outside of cells that can move back and forth | |
| 51814365 | flagellum | a whip-like tail used for locomotion | |
| 51814366 | pseudopod | cellular extension that stretches the membrane of a cell in order to move | |
| 51814367 | fungi | eukaryotic decomposer | |
| 51814368 | plant | multicellular eukaryotic producer | |
| 51814369 | animal | multicellular eukaryotic consumer | |
| 51814370 | prokaryote | cell lacking a membrane-bound nucleus or organelles, unicellular bacteria | |
| 51814371 | eukaryote | cell or organism with a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles | |
| 51814372 | organelle | membrane bound structures inside of eukaryotic cells | |
| 51814373 | classification | grouping related species into categories | |
| 51814374 | binomial nomenclature | the formal method of naming species (Genus species) | |
| 51814375 | domain | The three major groups of organisms (Eukaryota, Archaea, Bacteria) | |
| 51814376 | kingdom | Taxonomic rank after domain (Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Eubacteria, Archaea) | |
| 51814377 | phylum | Taxonomic rank after kingdom and before class (ex: Chordata) | |
| 51814378 | class | Taxonomic rank after phylum and before order (ex: Mammalia) | |
| 51814379 | order | Taxonomic rank after class before family (ex: Primates) | |
| 51814380 | family | Taxonomic rank after order before genus (ex: Hominidae) | |
| 51814381 | genus | Taxonomic rank after family before species (ex: Homo) | |
| 51814382 | species | The smallest taxonomic rank (ex: Homo sapiens). A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring. | |
| 51814383 | autotroph | organism that makes its own food | |
| 51814384 | heterotroph | organism that eats other organisms for energy | |
| 51814385 | decomposer | organism that breaks down matter for energy | |
| 51814386 | motile | able to move | |
| 51814387 | sexual reproduction | production of new organisms by fusing two gametes together | |
| 51814388 | asexual reproduction | production of new organisms by replicating, no gametes involved | |
| 51814389 | aquatic | living in or on water | |
| 51814390 | terrestrial | living in or on land | |
| 51814391 | dichotomous key | forks into two branches, such as in an identification guide |
