Vocabulary # 3 -Classification

1. Classify: Means to group things together based on similarities.

2. trait: Is a feature that a living thing has.

3. kingdom: Is the largest group of living things.

4. phylum: Is the largest group within a kingdom.

5. class: Is the largest group within a phylum.

6. order: Is the largest group within a class.

7. family: Is the largest group within an order.

8.genus: Is the largest group within  a family.

9. species: The smallest group of living things.

10. scientific name: The genus and species names together makes up the scientific name.

11. moneran: Are one celled organism that don´t have a nucleus.

12. protist: Are mostly single celled organisms that have a nucleus and other cell parts.

13. fungi: Are organisms that have cell walls and absorb food from their surrondings.

14. plant: Are organisms that are made up of many cells, have chlorophyll, and can make their own food.

15. animal: Are organism that have many cells, can t make their own food.