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Classification
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The arrangement of organisms into groups of various sizes on the basis of shared features
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Taxonomy
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A form of classification that focuses on physical similarities between different species, for ease of naming and identification
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Phylogeny
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The classification of organisms by these evolutionary relationships, so that every group shares a common ancestor
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D- K.P.C.O.F.G.S
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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
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Hetrotrophs
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Dependent on other organisms for food.
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Motile
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Can move spontaneously and voluntarily
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Protists
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A group of eukaryotic organisms that do not fit into other kingdoms
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Monera
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Bacteria and other unicellular organisms whose genetic material is loose in the cell. They form one kingdom in the five-kingdom system and were previously called Prokarya
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Phylogeny
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Classify's organisms according to their true families, and avoid this sort of confusion
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