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Classification Vocabulary

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Classification Vocabulary
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Classification and Taxonomic Rank

By Oliver Smith

Scientists have discovered over a million different species of living things on Earth, but they estimate there could be as many as nine million in total. Scientists have devised a way of classifying these organisms, not only to organize them, but also to highlight similarities and differences. Learn more at Storyboard That!




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Classification

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Organism Classification Vocabulary

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  • MULTICELLULAR
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  • An organism that consists of many cells, e.g. oyster mushrooms
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  • UNICELLULAR
  • An organism that consists of a single cell, e.g. E. Coli
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  • HETEROTROPHIC
  • An organism that can't manufacture its own food and needs to take nutrients in from outside sources, e.g. a cat
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  • AUTOTROPHIC
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  • An organism that can make its own food, e.g. green plants
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  • BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE
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  • Ursa Maritimus
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  • Genus Species
  • A system of naming living things using two names that comes from the genus and the species
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