Classification Vocab Review

Universal two part naming system for organisms.

• Binomial Nomenclature

• Phylogeny

• Taxonomy

• Cladogram

Largest and most inclusive level of classification.

• Class

• Phylum

• Kingdom

• Domain

Organisms that can make their own food.

• Heterotroph

• Autotroph

• Decomposer

• Saprobe

Organism that consumes other organisms for energy.

• Primary producer

• Chemoautotroph

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

A sugar molecule bonded to amino acids found in the cell walls of eubacteria.

• Peptidoglycan

• Cellulose

• Chitin

• Cutin

Aquatic autotrophic protist.

• Zooplankton

• Phytoplankton

• Protozoa

• plants

Process similar to photosynthesis in which organism make their own food from inorganic compounds instead of sunlight.

• Chemosynthesis

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration

• Decomposition

The study of the evolutionary history and relationships among individuals or groups of organisms.

• Ecology

• Taxonomy

• Phylogeny

• All of the above

A group of organisms that descended from one common ancestor.

• Monophyletic group

• Kingdom

• Phyla

• polyphyletic group

Level of classification that includes many phyla with shared characteristics.

• Kingdom

• Domain

• Class

• Phylum