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APSM Biology 5.1
APSM CA Biology 5.1 Species & Classification
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| binomial nomenclature | How scientists name species with two names |
| biological species concept | population of organisms that is reproductively fertile with each other but reproductively isolated from other populations |
| class | level of taxonomy between phylum and order |
| classification | organizing the diversity of living things in groups |
| division | term in botany used for phylum |
| family | level of taxonomy between order and genus |
| genus | level of taxonomy between family and species |
| kingdom | highest (broadest) level of taxonomy |
| Linnaeus | Invented binomial nomenclature |
| Order | level of taxonomy between class and family |
| Phylum | level of taxonomy between kingdom and class |
| species | lowest (narrowest) level of taxonomy |
| systematics | Grouping creatures into higher taxa |
| taxa (taxon) | groups of classification |