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family
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in taxonomy, a group of related genera
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genus
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in taxonomy, a group of similar species
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kingdom
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in taxonomy, a group of similar phyla or divisions
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kingdom Animalia
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made up of eukaryotic, multicellular heterotrophic
organisms |
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kingdom Archaebacteria
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group containing unicellular prokaryotes with
distinctive cell membranes as well as genetic and biochemical properties that differ from all other kinds of life |
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kingdom Eubacteria
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made up of unicellular prokaryotes
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kingdom Fungi
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made up of heterotrophic unicellular and multicellular
eukaryotic organisms that absorb rather than ingest nutrients |
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kingdom Plantae
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made up of all multicellular plants
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order
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in taxonomy, a group of similar families
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phylogenetic tree
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a family tree that shows the evolutionary relationships
thought to exist among groups of organisms |
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phylogeny
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the evolutionary history of a species or taxonomic group
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phylum
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in taxonomy, a group of similar classes
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protist
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members of the kingdom Protista
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species
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a group of organisms of a single type that are capable of producing
fertile offspring in the natural environment |
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species identifier
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the second part of a species name; humans are known by
genus name Homo and by species identifier sapiens; specific epithet |
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species name
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the two-part scientific name of a species composed of the genus
and the species identifier |
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subspecies
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varieties of animal species that occur in different geographical
areas |
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systematics
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systematic taxonomy; taxonomic organization of living things in
the context of evolution |
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taxonomy
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the science of grouping organisms according to their presumed
evolutionary relationships |
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variety
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a further division or subset of species
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