Classification

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Classification

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He process of organising living things into groups based on their similarities and differences

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Kingdom

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The largest group in biological classification: it includes all living things, divided into 5 main groups

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Class

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A group within a phylum that has even more similarities

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Order

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A smaller group within a class that groups organisms with even more similarities

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Family

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A group within an order that is more specific

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Genus

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A group within a family that includes organisms that are very closely related. The genus is the first part of an organism’s scientific name

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Species

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The most specific level of classification, organisms in this group can breed together to produce fertile offsprings. The species is the second part of an organisms scientific name.

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Binomial nomenclature

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The system of naming organisms with 2 Latin names: the genus and the species .

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Taxonomy

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The science of classifying living things

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Producer

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An organism that makes its own food through photosynthesis

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Consumer

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An organisms that eats other organisms for energy

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Decomposer

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An organism such as bacteria that break down dead material returning the nutrients to the soil

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Herbivore

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a consumer that only eats plants

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Carnivore

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A consumer that only eats other animals

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Omnivore

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A consumer that eats both animals and plants

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Food chain

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A simple model that shows how energy flows through and ecosystems, from producers to consumers

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Food web

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A complex model showing how multiple food chain are connected in an ecosystem, showing the inter

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Ecosystem

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A community of living organisms interacting with each other and their environment

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Dichotomous key

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A tool that helps identify organisms by answering a series of questions with yes or no answers

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Photosynthesis

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The process by which plants and other organisms make food using sunlight, carbon dioxide and water

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Mutualisms

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A relationship between 2 species where both benefit each other. For example bees and flowers, bees get nectar and flowers get pollinated

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Interdependence

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The relationship between organisms that rely on each other for food shelter and other resources in an ecosystem

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Predator

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An animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals for food

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Prey

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An animal that is hunted and eaten by a predator

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Competition

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When 2 or more organisms struggle for the same resources such as food sunlight or water. For example plants growing close to each other may compete for sunlight.