Vocabulary for Classification Unit

A specific term for an organism, made up of the genus and species

• taxonomy
• scientific name
• dichotomous key
• classification

Unicellular organism lacking a nucleus

• Prokaryote
• Eukaryote

the process of grouping items based on their similarities

• classification
• dichotomous key
• scientific name
• taxonomy

the science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms

• taxonomy
• classification
• scientific name
• dichotomous key

the most specific level of classification: includes only one specific organism

• kingdom
• genus
• species
• family

reproductive process that involves only ONE parent and produces offspring that are IDENTICAL to the parents

• asexual reproduction

• spontaneous generation

• sexual reproduction

• genus

organism that makes its own food

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• organism

• prokaryotes

system for naming organisms in which each organism is given a unique, two-part scientific name consisting of genus and species

• binomial nomenclature

• genus

• species

• taxonomy

organism whose cells contain nuclei

• eukaryotes

• prokaryotes

• autotroph

• heterotroph

organism that does NOT have the ability to make its own food

• heterotroph

• autotroph

• organism

• eukaryotes