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Cell Biology
Classification
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Classification | Identification of objects and gathers them into group whose members are similar to on another |
| Taxonomy | Science of naming organisms and assigning them to groups |
| Binomial Nomenclature | Two part namimg of an organisms |
| Taxon | Categories into which organisms are classified or sorted |
| Species | A population of an organisms |
| Family | Classification of a group of closely related genera |
| Order | Classification of several families of similar organisms |
| Class | Classification category of related orders |
| Phylum | Category made of several classes of different organisms that share important characteristics |
| Kingdom | Highest ranking classifications of living organisms that falls into one of the six major groups |
| Domain | Largest category to classify life forms |
| Dichotomous key | Key to use identify plant or animal |
| Phylogeny | Development or evolution of a particular groups of organisms |
| Cladogram | Phylogene tree construed from a series of 2-way break points, ancestral relationships |