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Classification
Chapter 18
Term | Definition |
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Biological Classification or Taxonomy | process used by scientist in order to group living things together based on shared characteristics. |
Kingdom | Most General and largest grouping of living things |
Species | Most Specific and smallest grouping of living things. These organism are able to breed and make fertile offspring |
Scientific Name | A Latin name assigned to an organism which represents the genus species given to the living things. |
Dichotomous Key | A series of paired choices that eventually identifies the an unknown plant, animal or objects |