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chapter 17 section 1
Biodiversity
Term | Definition |
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biodiversity | the variety of organisms considered at all levels, from all populations to ecosystem |
taxonomy | the science of describing, naming and classifying organisms |
kingdom | in a traditional taxonomic system the highest taxonomic category which contains a group of similar phyla |
genus | in a traditional taxonomic system, the category contained within a family and containing species |
species | a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring; also the level of classification below genus and above subspecies |
binomial nomenclature | a system for giving each organism a two word scientific name that consists of the genus name followed by the species name |
subspecies | a taxonomic classification below species that groups organisms that live in different geographical areas, differ morphologically from other populations of the species, but can interbreed with other populations of the species |