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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 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 modern taxonomic system, a domain made up of all eukaryotes |
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| a kingdom made up of nongreen, eukaryotic organisms that have no means of movement, reproduce by using pores, and get food by breaking down substances in their surroundings and absorbing the nutrients |
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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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| the science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms |
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