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16 Cards in this Set
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Binomial nomenclature |
system of naming specific species developed by Carolus Linnaeus |
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Biodiversity |
variety of life in the world of a particular habitats or ecosystem |
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Dichotomous Key |
a tool used by scientist and non scientist to identify organisms with which they use to choose between two possible characteristics. |
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Ecosystem Diversity |
The diverse range of habitats,the various organisms that live in the habitats,and the relationship that connected between them |
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Eukaryotes |
organisms that contains membrane - bound organelles,such as muclei and mitochondria. |
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Genetic Diversity |
the sum of all the different forms of genes present in a particular species |
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Morphology |
study of forms and structure of organisms |
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Multicellular |
made of many cells |
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Phylogenetic Tree |
a branching diagram that represents the evolutionary relationships among species or group |
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Phylogeny |
the evolutionary development and history of species or group of organisms |
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Prokaryotes |
unicellular organisms that lack nuclei,and any other organelles bound of a membrane |
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Scientific name |
two part Latin name of a species |
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Species Diversity |
the variety of species and relative abundance in a given area |
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Taxon |
level in a classification hierarchy |
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Taxonomy |
science of naming,identifiying,and classifying species. |
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Unicellular |
consisting of a single cell |
