Biology 5.3 Classification and Adaptations Vocab

Front

Animalia

Back

Kingdom of all multicellular heterotrophic eukaryotes without cell walls.

Front

Archaea

Back

Domain of all prokaryotes that live in extreme environments, called 'extremophiles.'

Front

Archaebacteria

Back

The kingdom name for the domain Archaea.

Front

Autotroph

Back

An organism that makes its own food, usually using photosynthesis.

Front

Bacteria

Back

Domain of all common tiny, single-celled prokaryotes without a nucleus.

Front

Class

Back

The fourth broadest level of classification, just below phylum.

Front

Domain

Back

The broadest level of classification: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya.

Front

Endosymbiotic Theory

Back

A theory that explains how eukaryotes evolved from prokaryotes.

Front

Eubacteria

Back

The kingdom name for the domain Bacteria.

Front

Eukarya

Back

Domain that includes all organisms with cells that have a nucleus.