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Bionomial nomenclature |
Classification system in which each species is assigned a two part scientific name |
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Genus |
Group of closely related species; the first part of scientific name in binomial nomenclature |
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Systematics |
Study of the diversity of life and the evolutionary relationships between organisms |
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Taxon |
Group or level of organization into which organisms are classified |
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Family |
In classification, group of similar genera |
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Order |
In classification, a group of closely related families |
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Class |
In classification, a group of closely related orders |
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Phylum |
In classification, a group of closely related classes |
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Kingdom |
Largest and most inclusive group in Linnaean classification |
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Phylogeny |
The evolutionary history of a lineage |
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Clade |
Evolutionary branch of a cladogram that includes a single ancestor and all its descendants |
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Monophyletic group |
Group that consists of a single ancestral species and all its descendants and excludes any organisms that are not descended from that common ancestor |
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Cladogram |
Diagram depicting patterns of shared characteristics among species |
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Derived character |
Trait that appears in recent parts of a lineage, but not in its older members |
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Phylogeny |
The evolutionary history of a lineage |
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Domain |
Larger, more inclusive taxonomic category than a kingdom |
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Bacteria |
Domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls containing peptidoglycan; corresponds to the kingdom eubacteria |
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Archaea |
Domain consisting of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls that do not contain peptidoglycan; corresponds to the kingdom Archaebacteria |
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Eukarya |
Domain consisting of all organisms that have a nucleus; includes protists, plants, fungi, and animals |
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What are the categories of classification (from largest to smallest)? |
Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species |
