Diversity of Organisms

How are living things grouped together?

Classifying organisms shows which organisms are most _____________ to one another

In one classification system, the broadest group into which organisms are classified is the ______________

A kingdom is divided into smaller groups. Organisms in smaller groups are called ____________.

What do animals have in common?

All animals

1) have to get energy from eating other animals

2) are ____________

An animal that has a backbone is called a(n)

____________

What do plants have in common?

All of the organisms in the plant kingdom produce their own ___________.

The two major groups of the plant kingdom are vascular and _____________ plants

What are fungi?

A fungus absorbs food from decaying or dead organisms in its environment because it cannot _____________.

What are bacteria?

_______________ are simple, tiny unicellular organisms that do not have a distinct nucleus.

Bacteria are classified into two kingdoms called "ancient bacteria" and ________________