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23 Cards in this Set
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system of identifying organisms by their genus and species names; the two-word naming scheme developed by Linnaeus
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binomial nomenclature
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subdivision of an era on the geological time scale
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periods
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level below order in the classification system
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family
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field of biology that identifies and classifies organisms
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taxonomy
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major taxonomic group in the plant kingdom and fungi kingdom; equivalent to phylum in other kingdoms
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division
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branching structure taxonomist use to compare relationships between taxa
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phylogenetic tree
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five kingdoms?
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monera, protiest, fungi, plantge, animalia
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how old is the earth?
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about 4.5 billion years old
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tool used for identifying organisms
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dichotomous key
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classification system _______?
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king phillip came over from geneva switzerland
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what is used to tell the age of fossils
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carbon 14
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subdivision of a period on the geological time scale
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epochs
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movement of the earths crystal plates over its molten core
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plate techtonics
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level below kingdom in the classification system
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phylum
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group within a phylum in the classification system
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classes
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broadest, most general group into which all organisms are divided
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kingdom
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level below family in the classification system; a group of closely related species
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genus
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division of classes in the classification system
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orders
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fossilized remains of layered mats of prokaryotic cells and sediment
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stromatolites
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protein and water bubles that look and behave somewhat like cell membranes
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microspheres
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time it takes for half of the atoms in a sample to undergo radioactive decay
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half-life
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hypothesis that the ancestors of mitochondria and chloroplasts were independent aerobic prokaryotes that were engulfed by larger cells
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endosymbiosis
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largest division of time on the geological time scale
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eras
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