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Taxonomy: Classification of All Life

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algae
noun
any of numerous groups of chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms
amphibian
noun
cold-blooded vertebrate comprised of frogs and toads, newts and salamanders and caecilians
animalia
noun
taxonomic kingdom comprising all animals
autotrophic
noun
organism capable of self-nourishment by inorganic materials and using source of energy
bacteria
plural noun
ubiquitous one-celled organisms comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom Monera
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bird
noun
warm-blooded vertebrate with feathers, wings, scaly legs and beak which bear young in shelled eggs
cyanobacteria
plural noun
blue-green algae
eukaryotic
noun
organism having cell type with specialized organelles in the cytoplasm and membrane-bound nucleus
ferns
noun
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae characterized by true roots
filamentous fungi
noun
eukaryotic microorganisms with thread-like cells called hyphae
fungi
noun
taxonomic kingdom comprising all the fungus groups and sometimes also slime molds
heterotrophic
adjective
capable of utilizing only organic materials as a source of food
hydras
noun
freshwater polyp of the genus Hydra with cylindrical body and tentacles surrounding the mouth
insects
noun
animal of the class Insecta comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having divided body
invertebrate
adjective
without a backbone
linnaeus
noun
Swedish botanist who founded modern binomial classification system for plants and animals
mammals
noun
vertebrate with body hair that nourishes young with milk from mammary glands
mildew
noun
disease of plants caused by various fungi
mold
noun
filamentous fungi, generally a circular colony having a woolly or furry appearance
monera
noun
taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that are asexual
mosses
noun
tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores
mushroom
noun
fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
plantae
noun
taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants
prokaryotic organism
noun
single-celled organisms lacking a nucleus and most other organelles
protista
noun
taxonomic kingdom comprising the protists
protozoa
noun
major grouping of the kingdom Protista, comprising the protozoans
reptile
noun
cold-blooded vertebrate such as turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians and tuatara
seed-producing plant
noun
plants with vascular system, root system and with capacity for sexual reproduction
slime molds
noun
plant-, animal- and fungal-like being with cytoplasm and diploid nuclei
sponges
noun
aquatic animal of the phylum Porifera with porous structure and framework
starfish
noun
echinoderm of the class Asteroidea having the body radially arranged usually in the form of a star
vertebrate
adjective
having a backbone or spinal column
worms
noun
long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates
yeast
noun
small single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding

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