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classification
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| classification | Identsficaion of objects and gathers them into groups whose members are similar to one another |
| taxonomy | science of naming orgamisms & assiging them to groups |
| binomial nomenclature | two part naming of an organism |
| taxon | cartugories into which organisms are classified or sorted |
| spices | a population of an organism |
| genus | first part of a name |
| family | classification on of a group of closely related genera |
| order | classification of several families of similar organism |
| class | classification category of related orders |
| phylum | category made of several classes of different organisms that share important charateristics |
| kingdom | highest ranking classification of living organisms that falls into one of the six major group |
| domain | largest category to classify life forms |
| dichotomous key | key to use identify plant or animal |
| phylogeny | development of a particular group of organisms |
| cladogram | phylogenic tree constructed from a series of ancestral relationships |