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| a kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls, can usually move around, and quickly respond to their environment |
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| prokaryotes (most of which are known to live in extreme environments) that are distinguished from other prokaryotes by differences in their genetics and in the makeup of their cell wall |
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| extremely small, single-celled organisms that usually have a cell wall and that usually reproduce by cell division |
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| the division of organisms into groups, or classes, based on specific characteristics |
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| an aid that is used to identify organisms and that consists of the answers to a series of questions |
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| in a modern taxonomic system, a domain made up of all eukaryotes; this domain aligns with the traditional kingdoms Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia |
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| a kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls, can usually move around, and quickly respond to their environment |
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| a kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that are usually green, have cell walls made of cellulose, cannot move around, and use the sun's energy to make sugar by photosynthesis |
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| a kingdom of mostly one celled eukaryotic organisms that are different from plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi |
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| the science of describing, naming and classifying organisms |
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