Classifying and Exploring Life

Smallest unit of life

• cell

• organism

• tissue

• organism

Ability to maintain steadyinternal conditions when outside conditions change

• homeostasis

• genus

• species

• organism

Made of two or more cells

• multicellular

• unicellular

Made of one cell

• multicellular

• unicellular

Thing that has all the characteristics of life

• organism

• tissue

• tennis ball

• computer

Naming system that gives each organism a two-word scientific name

• binomial nomenclature

• dichotomous key

• kingdom

• species

Branched diagram that shows the relationships among organisms

• cladogram

• dichotomous key

• binomial nomenclature

• genus

Series of descriptions arranged in pairs that can be used to identify an unknown organism

• dichotomous key

• cladogram

• binomial nomenclature

• kingdom

Group of similar species

• genus

• kingdom

• organism

• cell

Classification category that ranks above phylum and below domain

• kingdom

• species

• genus

• organism