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10536096291TaxonomyA scientific discipline concerned with naming and classifying the diverse forms of life0
10536096292KingdomA taxonomic category, the second broadest after domain.1
10536096293ProtistaKingdom composed of eukaryotes that are not classified as plants, animals, or fungi2
10536096294ArchaebacteriaAncient prokaryotes that survive in extreme anaerobic conditions, such as deap sea vents and extreme salinity.3
10536096295EubacteriaA kingdom that contains all prokaryotes except archaebacteria4
10536096296Binomial nomenclaturetwo word naming system devised by Linnaeus5
10536096297Classificationgrouping of organisms for practical purposes6
10536096298Latinlanguage used for scientific naming7
10536096299Ordera group of related families8
10536096300Kingdomgroup of related phyla9
10536096301Speciesa group that can successfully reproduce and is the smallest classification in the taxonomic hierarchy10
10536096302Genusgroup of related species11
10536096303Divisiontakes the place of p"Phylum" category for plants12
10536096304Fungusheterotrophic eukaryote associated with decomposition most multicellular but yeast13
10536096305Prokaryoteunicellular and lack membrane-bound organelles14
10536096306Plantaemulticellular, eukaryotic, autotrophs15
10536096307Animaliamulticellular, eukaryote, heterotroph that lack cell walls16
10536096308Moneran- bacteriaunicellular, auto and heterotroph, prokaryote17
10536096309Protistaunicellular and colonial, auto and heterotroph, maybe has cell walls18
10536096310Taxonomy orderDomain, Kingdom, Phylum(or Division), Class, Order, Family, genus species19
10536096311Aristotlecreated the first taxonomic system20
10536096312Chitinmajor cell-wall material of Fungi21
10536096313Peptidoglycan or Glycoproteinmajor cell-wall material for Bacteria22
10536096314ColeopteraBeetle order23
10536096315EphemeropteraMayfly order24
10536096316DipteraHousefly order25
10536096317OdonataDamselfly order26
10536096318Saltatorial legsused for jumping27
10536096319Natatorial legsused for swimming28
10536096320Scansorial legshook onto hair or feathers29
10536096321Raptorial legsused to grasp prey30
10536096322Cursorial legsused to walk or run31
10536096323ThysanuraSilverfish and firebrat order32
10536096324LepidopteraSkipper and Luna Moth order33
10536096325Linnaeuscreator of our modern taxonomic system34
10536096326Elytracover wings of beetles35
10536096327Hemilytrawing structure found on a stink or boxelder bug36
10536096328Holometabolistic metamorphosisA type of complete metamorphosis where an insect goes through the stages of egg, larvae, pupae, to adult37
10536096329Gradual or IncompleteMetamorphosis where insects progress through egg, intermediate stage, then the adult (no drastic change in form)38
10536096330Nymphterrestrial intermediate insect39
10536096331Naiadaquatic intermediate insect40
10536096332Parasitismliving together where only one organism benefits41
10536096333Symbiosisliving arrangement where 2 organisms benefit mutually42
10536096334Ametabolisticlack of any drastic change of an insect from birth to death. Usually primitive insects43
10536096335HymenopteraAnt order44
10536096336GeniculateAnt antennae45
10536096337Aristatefly antennae46
10536096338Moniliformcricket antennae47
10536096339setaceousdragonfly antennae48
10536096340Pectinate or Bipectinatemoth antennae49

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