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Taxonomy
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study of grouping organisms by their traits
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binomial nomenclature
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two word naming system that uses latin to uniquely name all organisms
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genus
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group of related species
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species
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group of similar organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
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kingdom
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group of related biological phyla (pl. of phylum)
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phylum
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group of related biological classes
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Order
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group of related biological families
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Family
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group of related biological genera (pl. of genus)
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class
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group of related biological orders
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Prokaryote
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any organism that lacks membrane bound organelles
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Eukaryote
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any organism that has membrane bound organelles
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Archaebacteria
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group of ancient prokaryotes that have a cell wall, lack a nucleus and are found in harsh environments
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Eubacteria
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prokaryote kingdom in which the organisms are all unicellular, have a cell wall, are heterotrophs or autotrophs and can be found in "normal" places
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Protista
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kingdom of eukaryotes that can be autotrohic or heterotrophic or both, unicellular or multicellular, microscopic or meters long. None have a cell wall
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Fungi
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kingdom of eukaryotes that can be unicellular but mostly are multicellular, all heterotrophs and all have a cell wall
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Plantae
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multicellular eukaryote kingdom in which all individuals are autotrophic
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Animalia
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multicellular eukaryote kingdom in which all indivuals are heterotrophic and have their bodies organized into tissues and organs
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