Organism with a backbone

Organism without a backbone

An organism that can make its own food (producers)

All organism that DON’T make their own food

Having many lines of symmetry that all pass through a central point.

Can be split in half in one direction

Cannot be split into equal parts in any direction - ambiguous shapes

Hard protective structure developed outside the body, as the shell of a lobster

The structural support organ system that is located on the inside of an organism

Plant that absorbs water and other substances directly through its cells

Plant that has a tube-like water transport system

Flowering plants whose embryos have a single seed leaf, or cotyledon

Flowering plants whose embryos have two seed leaves, or cotyledons

The 1st and highest level of organization that sorts all living things into 3 groups (Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya)

The 2nd level of classification (There are 6 - Animalia, Plantae, Protista, Fungi, Archaebacteria, Eubacteria)

The 7th level of classification. The first part of an organism's scientific name a group of organisms that share major characteristics and are therefore closely related

The 8th level of classification. The second part of an organism's scientific name that identifies one specific organism in the genus

a guide used to identify an organism based on its characteristics

The two-part name (genus and species) that identifies an organism