Biology Chapter 17.1
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Biodiversity | The variety of organisms considered at all levels, from populations to ecosystems.
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Taxonomy | The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms.
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Taxon | Any particular group within a taxonomic system.
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Kingdom | In a traditional taxonomic system, the highest taxonomic category, which contains a group of similar phyla.
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Domain | In a modern taxonomic system, the broadest category; the category that contains kingdoms.
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Phylum | In a traditional taxonomic system for organisms other than plants, the category contained within a kingdom and containing classes.
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Division | In a traditional taxonomic system for plants, the category contained within a kingdom and containing classes.
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Class | In a traditional taxonomic system, the category contained within a phylum or division and containing orders.
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Order | In a traditional taxonomic system, the category contained within a class and containing families.
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Family | In a traditional taxonomic system, the category contained within an order and containing genera.
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Genus | In a traditional taxonomic system, the category contained within a family and containing species.
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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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Binomial Nomenclature | A system for giving each organism a two-word scientific name that consists of the genus name followed by the species name.
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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.
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