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SLS Bio11 Taxonomy E.K

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binomial nomenclature   the system of nomenclature in which two terms are used to denote a species of living organism. the first term showing the genus and the second one showing the specific epithet.  
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Class   The rank system used in taxonomy.  
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embryological relationship   A relation ship taxonomists use to compare certain organisms to each other for easier classification.  
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eukaryotic cell   An organism whose cells contain a nucleus surrounded by a membrane and whose DNA is bound together by proteins  
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evolutionary relationship   represents the evolutionary relationships among a set of organisms or groups of organisms  
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family   A group of organisms that are closely related.  
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genus   taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family  
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homologous structure   A homologous structure is an example of an organ or bone that appears in different animals  
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Kingdom   a taxonomic category of the highest rank  
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phylum   a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom  
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Prokaryotic cell   Prokaryotes lack a distinct cell nucleus and their DNA is not organized into chromosomes.  
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Sub-phylum   a taxonomic category that ranks below phylum and above class.  
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taxonomy/taxon   the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms  
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