Chapter 1 Classifying Living Things Vocabulary

To carefully examine and study

• classify

• dichotomous key

• group

• observe

compares characteristics of unknown organisms to the characteristics of known organisms in order to identify the unknown

• observe

• dichotomous key

• classify

• group

any living thing

• organism

• kingdom

• vertebrate

• invertebrate

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put things into groups according to properties or features

• kingdoms

• classify

• observe

• dichotomous key

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Carolus Linneaus created a method to organize living things into groups from simplest to most complex

• classification system

• dichotmous key

• scientific name

• group

highest or most general group of living things

• genus

• order

• phylum

• kingdom

lowest and most specific level of classification

• species

• kingdom

• genus

• family

backbone

• femur

• bicep

• vertebrate

• invertebrate

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no backbone

• tricep

• femur

• vertebrate

• invertebrate

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any living thing

• fungus

• animal

• organism

• bacteria

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