Classification of Living Things Vocabulary

a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring

• domain

• species

• Animalia

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

the level of classification that comes after family and that contains similar species

• genus

• species

• domain

in a taxonomic system, one of the 3 broad groups that all living things fall into

• species

• genus

• domain

a domain made up of prokaryotes that usually have a cell wall and that reproduce by cell division

• Eukarya

• Bacteria

• Archaea

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

a domain made up of prokaryotes most of which are known to live in extreme environments that are distinguished from other prokaryotes by differences in their genetics

• Eukarya

• Bacteria

• Archaea

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

in a modern taxonomic system, a domain made up of all eukaryotes

• Eukarya

• Archaea

• Bacteria

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

a kingdom of mostly one-celled eukaryotic organisms that are different from plants, animals, archaea, bacteria, and fungi

• Fungi

• Protista

• Plantae

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

a kingdom made up of nongreen, eukaryotic organisms that have no means of movement, reproduce by using spores, and get food by breaking down substances in their surroundings and absorbing nutrients

• Plantae

• Animalia

• Fungi

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

a kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that are usually green, have cell walls made of cellulose, cannot move around, and use the sun's energy to make sugar by photosynthesis

• Plantae

• Fungi

• Animalia

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

a kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls, can usually move around, and quickly respond to their environment

• Protista

• Plantae

• Animalia