Classification Vocab
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| Analogous Character/structure | Structures of different species having similiar or corresponding function but not the same evolutionary orgin.
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| Biodiversity | the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole)
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| Cladogram | a diagram that is based on patterns of shared, derived traits and that shows the evolutionary relationships between groups of organisms
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| Class | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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| Dichotomous Key | an identificationkey that contains pairs of contrasting descriptions.
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| Domain | most inclusive taxonomic group, larger than kingdom; three exist - bacteria, archaea, eukaryota
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| Evolution | (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
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| Family | the taxonomic category below the order and above the genus
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| Genus | the level of classification that comes after family and that contains similar species
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| Habitat | the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs
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| Homologous Structure/character | anatomical stuctures that share a common ancerstry.
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| Kingdom | large taxonomic group, consisting of closely related phyla
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| Order | the taxonomic category below the class and above the family
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| Phylogenic tree | a branching diagram that shows how organisms are related through evolution
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| Phylum | the taxonomic group below kingdom and above class
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| Population | a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area and interbreed
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| 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
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