binomial nomenclature - two name naming system, Linnaeus - man who developed our naming system, taxonomy - science of classifying and naming organisms, 3 Domains - Archae, Bacteria and Eukarya, species - similar organisms that can produce fertile offspring, Plant Kingdom - eukaryotic, multicellular, autotrophic, unicellular - amoeba, paramecium, euglena, , Domain Archaea - includes extremophiles, hierarchy - levels which rank or increase in specificity, Domain Eukarya - includes all organisms with eukaryotic cells, genus and species - 2 levels used for an organism's scientific name, Latin - language used for scientific names, Domain Bacteria - includes common bacteria, Fungi Kingdom - eukaryotic, multicellular, heterotrophs, sessile, Kingdoms of Life - Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Fungi, Plant, Animal, phyla - Kingdoms are divided into these smaller groups, sessile - stationary; cannot move from place to place,

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