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chapter 17
vocabulary
| classification | the grouping of objects or information based on similarities |
| taxonomy | branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies of their different characteristics |
| binomial nomenclature | two-word system to name species |
| genus | a group of similar species |
| specific epithet | the second word of a species name |
| family | a group of similar genera |
| order | taxon of similar families |
| class | taxon of similar orders |
| phylum | a taxon of similar classes |
| division | taxonomic grouping of similar classes |
| kingdom | a taxon of similar phyla or division |
| phylogeny | the evolutionary history of a species |
| cladistics | biological classification system based on phylogeny |
| cladogram | a model of the phylogeny of the species |
| eubacteria | groups of prokaryotes with strong cell walls and a variety of structures |
| protist | a eukaryote that lacks complex organ system and lives in moist environments |
| fungus | either a unicellular or multicellular eukaryote that absorbs nutrients from organic materials in the environment |