Glossary
Animals - A eukaryotic multicellular organism with cells that do not have cell walls; heterotrophic organism that reproduces sexually and produces an embryo that undergoes stages of development
Archea - An individual prokaryotic cell
Autotroph - An organism that can obtain it's own energy from inorganic substances
Bacteria - An individual prokaryotic cell
Binomial Nomenclature - A standardized way to name species
Biological Species Concept - Defining species based on the ability for the organisms to produce fertile offspring
Class - Fourth highest rank in taxonomical classification, under phylum
Dichotomous Key: A tool used to classify organisms through a series of dichotomous questions with only two possible answers that have no overlap
Domain - The highest rank in taxonomical classification
Eukaryotic Cell - A cell containing a true nucleus
Family - Sixth highest rank in taxonomical classification, under order.
Fungi - a stationary heterotrophic eukaryotic organism whose cell walls contain chitin
Genus - Seventh highest rank in taxonomical classification, under family
Species - The eight and lowest rank in taxonomical classification, under genus
Heterotroph - An organism that must obtain energy through consumption of other organisms
Hierarchal Classification - An arrangement of descending order from most complex to least complex
Kingdom - The second highest rank in taxonomical classification, below domain
Morphological Species Concept - Defining species based on body shape, size and other structural features
Order - Fifth highest ran in taxonomical classification, under Class
Plants - A multicellular photosynthetic eukaryote with cellulose based cell walls
Phylogenetic Species Concept - Defining species based on evolutionary relationships among organisms
Phylum - The third highest rank in taxonomical classification, under kingdom
Prokaryotic Cell - A cell that lacks a true nucleus
Protists - A eukaryotic organism, usually unicellular, that is not a fungus, plant, or animal
Species - group of organisms that can interbreed and produce offspring.
Taxonomy - Identifying, naming and classifying of organisms into species.
Archea - An individual prokaryotic cell
Autotroph - An organism that can obtain it's own energy from inorganic substances
Bacteria - An individual prokaryotic cell
Binomial Nomenclature - A standardized way to name species
Biological Species Concept - Defining species based on the ability for the organisms to produce fertile offspring
Class - Fourth highest rank in taxonomical classification, under phylum
Dichotomous Key: A tool used to classify organisms through a series of dichotomous questions with only two possible answers that have no overlap
Domain - The highest rank in taxonomical classification
Eukaryotic Cell - A cell containing a true nucleus
Family - Sixth highest rank in taxonomical classification, under order.
Fungi - a stationary heterotrophic eukaryotic organism whose cell walls contain chitin
Genus - Seventh highest rank in taxonomical classification, under family
Species - The eight and lowest rank in taxonomical classification, under genus
Heterotroph - An organism that must obtain energy through consumption of other organisms
Hierarchal Classification - An arrangement of descending order from most complex to least complex
Kingdom - The second highest rank in taxonomical classification, below domain
Morphological Species Concept - Defining species based on body shape, size and other structural features
Order - Fifth highest ran in taxonomical classification, under Class
Plants - A multicellular photosynthetic eukaryote with cellulose based cell walls
Phylogenetic Species Concept - Defining species based on evolutionary relationships among organisms
Phylum - The third highest rank in taxonomical classification, under kingdom
Prokaryotic Cell - A cell that lacks a true nucleus
Protists - A eukaryotic organism, usually unicellular, that is not a fungus, plant, or animal
Species - group of organisms that can interbreed and produce offspring.
Taxonomy - Identifying, naming and classifying of organisms into species.