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Life Science Chapter 5
What is Classification?
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7th Grade
02/16/2012

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classification
Definition
grouping things according to similarities
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taxonomy
Definition
science of classifying living things
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kingdom
Definition
classification group made up of related phyla
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phylum (plural: phyla)
Definition
classification group made up of related classes
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genus
Definition
classification group made up of related species
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species
Definition
group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce among themselves
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fungus
Definition
plantlike organism that lacks chlorophyll
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moneran
Definition
single-celled organism that does not have a true nucleus
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protist
Definition
simple organism that has cells with nuclei
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virus
Definition
nonliving particle made up of a piece of nucleic acid covered with a protein
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capsid
Definition
protein covering of a virus
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bacteriophage
Definition
virus that infects bacteria
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