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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Classification | Identification of objects and gather into groups whose members are similar to one another |
| Taxonomy | Science of naming organisms and assigning them into groups |
| Binomial Nomenclature | Two part naming of an organism |
| Taxon | Categories into which organisms are classified or sorted |
| Species | a population of an organism |
| genus | First part of a name |
| family | classification 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 characteristics |
| kingdom | highest ranking classification 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 group of organisms |
| cladogram | phylogene tree construded from a series of 2-way branch points, ancestral relationships. |