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Classification and Tree of Life

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show the science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms  
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show any named taxonomic group of any rank in the hierarchical classification of organisms; for example: family, genus, or species  
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binomial nomenclature   show
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genus   show
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show the level of classification that indicates the ability to produce fertile offspring between two organisms  
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phylogeny   show
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cladistics   show
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cladogram   show
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derived character   show
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Bacteria   show
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show Taxonomic domain that contains prokaryotes (most of which are known to live in extreme environments) that are distinguished from other prokaryotes by differences in their cell walls  
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show taxonomic domain that contains all eukaryotes in kingdoms Protista, Plantae, Fungi, and Animalia  
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