Chapter 5 Vocabulary Biology TEST

Grouping things according to similarities

• Classification
• Sorting
• Grouping
• Categorization

The science of classifying living things

• biology
• chemistry
• physics
• taxonomy

Classification group made up of related phyla

• Kingdom
• Genus
• Domain
• Phylum

Classification group made up of related classes

• Phylum

• Order
• Genus
• Hierarchy

Classification group made up of related species

• Taxon
• Genus
• Phylum
• Family

A group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce among themselves

• Genus
• Family
• Species
• Variety

Plantlike organism that lacks chlorophyll

• lichen
• fungus (fungi)

• moss
• algae

Simple organism that has cells with nuclei

• bacteria
• prokaryote
• protist

• virus

Single-celled organism that does not have a true nucleus

• mitochondria
• Moneran

• multicellular
• eukaryote

Nonliving particle made up of a piece of nucleic acid covered with a protein

• Bacteria
• Fungus
• Protozoa
• Virus