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Binomial Nomenclature |
Linnaeus’s system of naming organisms, which gives a scientific two-word Latin name to each species-the first part is the genus name and the second is the specific epithet
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Class |
taxonomic group that contains one or more related orders
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Classification | grouping of organisms or objects based on a set of criteria that helps organize, communicate, and retain information
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Division | taxonomic term used instead of phylum to group related classes of plants and bacteria
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Domain | taxonomic group of one or more kingdoms
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Family |
taxonomic group of similar, related genera that is smaller than a genus and larger than an order
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Genus | taxonomic group of closely related species with a common ancestor
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Kingdom | taxonomic group of related phyla or divisions
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Order | taxonomic group that contains related families
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Phylum | taxonomic group of related classes
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Taxon | named group of organisms, such as a phylum, genus, or species
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Taxonomy | branch of biology that identifies, names, and classifies species based on their natural relationships
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Character |
inherited morphological or biochemical feature that varies among species and can be used to determine patterns of descent
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Cladistics |
taxonomic method that models evolutionary relationships based on shared derived characters and phylogenetic trees
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Cladogram | diagram with branches that represents the hypothesized phylogeny or evolution of a species or group; uses bioinformatics, morphological studies, and in information from DND studies
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Molecular Clock |
model that uses comparisons of DNA sequences to estimate phylogeny and rate of evolutionary change
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Phylogeny | evolutionary history of a species
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Archaea | prokaryotes whose cell walls do not contain peptidoglycan
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Fungus |
unicellular or multicellular eukaryote that is stationary, absorbs nutrients from organic materials in the environment, and has cell walls that contain chitin
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Protist | unicellular, milticellular, or colonial eukaryote whose cell wals may contain cellulose; ca be plantlike, animal-like, or funguslike
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