binomial nomenclature - the system used to give organisms a scientific name, taxonomy - the science of classifying and naming organisms, plants - all eukaryotic, multicellular, autotrophic, bacteria - they have no organized nucleus (prokaryotic), some of the smallest living things known to man., archaea - they have no organized nucleus (prokaryotic) and many love extreme environments (extremophiles), domain - the largest classification group (taxon) group of organisms, domain eukarya - this group contains all organisms that have cells with a nucleus and organelles, genus and species - the classification levels used for an organism's scientific name, Latin & Greek - the languages often used for scientific names, protists - a very diverse kingdom- some are autotrophs, some are consume their food, some make their own, and some do both!, photosynthesis - the process of using the energy in sunlight to make sugar., autotroph - a producer; an organism that can make its own food, heterotroph - an organism that cannot make its own food (a consumer), taxon - a classification group or category, chemosynthesis - the process of making simple sugar from chemicals, decomposer - an organism that breaks down organic matter for energy,

Classification, Taxonomy, Domains, & Kingdoms

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