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ch14 vocab 64
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the science of describing,naming,and classifying organisms. | taxonomy |
| a system for giving each organism a two-word scientific name that consist of the genus name followed by the species name | binomial nomenclature |
| the level of classification that comes after family and that contains similar species | genus |
| the taxonomic category below the order and above the genus | family |
| the taxonomic category below the class and above the family | order |
| a toxonomic category containing orders with common characteristics | class |
| the taxonomic group below kingdom and above class | phylum |
| kingdom |