Vocabulary #3

classify: means to group things together based on similarities.

trait: is feature that a thing has.

kingdom: is the largest group of living things.

phylum: is the largest group within a kingdom.

class: is the largest group within a phylum.

order: is the largest group within a class.

family: is the largest group within an order.

genus: is the largest group within a family.

species: the smallest group of living things.

scientific name: the genus and species name together.

moneran: are one-celled organisms that don't have a nucleus.

protist: are mostly single-celled organisms that have nucleus and other cell parts.

fungi: are organisms that have cell walls and absorb food from their surroundings.

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

animal: are organisms that have many cells, can't make their own food, and can move.