Taxonomy Vocabulary

science of classifying organisms

• prokaryotic

• eubacteria

• classification

• taxonomy

made of a single cell

• mulitcellular

• animals

• unicellular

• eukaryotic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

heterotrophs that obtain energy by consuming dead organic matter, can be unicellular or multicellular

• fungi

• protists

• animals

• plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

process of grouping things based on their similarities

• taxonomy

• classification

• eubacteria

• prokaryotic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

organism that makes its own food

• prokaryote

• eukaryote

• autotroph

• heterotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

cells that do not have a nucleus

• prokaryotic

• eukaryotic

• heterotrophs

• autotrophs

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

process of using water, light, and carbon dioxide to produce sugar

• respiration

• binomial nomenclature

• photosynthesis

• protista

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

cells that do have a nucleus

• prokaryotic

• eukaryotic

• unicellular

• bacteria

way to identify organisms based on a series of choices between physical characteristics

• archaebacteria

• prokaryotes

• binomial nomenclature

• dichotomous key

autotrophs that are multicellula with cell walls

• animals

• plants

• protists

• fungi

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6