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Chapter 17

Section 1

TermDefinition
the variety of organisms considered at all levels, from populations to ecosystems biodiversity
the science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms taxonomy
any particular group within a taxonomic system taxon
in a traditional taxonomic system, the highest taxonomic category, which contains a group of similar phyla kingdom
in a modern taxonomic system, the broadest category; the category that contains kingdoms domain
in a traditional taxonomic system for organisms other than plants, the category contained within a kingdom and containing classes phylum
in a traditional taxonomic system for plants, the category contained within a kingdom and containing classes division
in a traditional taxonomic system, the category contained within a phylum or division and containing orders class
in a traditional taxonomic system, the category contained within a class and containing families order
in a traditional taxonomic system, the category contained within an order and containing genera family
in a traditional taxonomic system, the category contained within a family and containing species genus (plural, genera)
a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring; also the level of classification below genus and above subspecies species
a system for giving each organism a two-word scientific name that consists of the genus name followed by the species name binomial nomenclature
a taxonomic classification below species that groups organisms that live in different geographical areas, differ morphologically from other populations of the species, but can interbreed with other populations of the species subspecies
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