Classification Vocabulary

2. A simple, single-celled organism; No nucleus, no membrane-bound organelles
7. A two-part scientific name using the Genus and the Species name; Genus is capitalized and Species is lower case; both written in italics.
9. To arrange or organize a group by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities, or traits.
11. Eukaryotic, mostly unicellular, heterotrophic OR autotrophic, microscopic
13. An animal with a backbone and an internal skeleton.

1. Has to eat other organisms to obtain energy.
3. Domain of unicellular prokaryotes, the "extreme" bacteria only found in very salty, toxic, or high temp areas.
4. Group of closely related species; the first part of the scientific name
5. a method of asexual reproduction where there is a separation of the parent cell into two new daughter cells
6. Second largest group in taxonomic hierarchy
8. Designed the first classification system which divided living things into two broad categories: plants and animals.
10. An organized set of characteristics used to identify organisms. Each step contains two choices until the organism is correctly identified
12. The system of grouping and naming organisms based on similar characteristics: such as observable traits, behaviors, and DNA