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14 Cards in this Set
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Biodiversity |
the variety of organisms considered at all levels, from populations to ecosystems |
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Taxonomy |
the science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms |
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Taxon |
any particular group within a taxonomic system |
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Kingdom |
in a traditional taxonomic system, the highest taxonomic category, which contains a group of similar phyla |
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Bionomial Nomenclature |
organisms have a species name, or a scientific name, with two parts; the genus name followed by the species identifier |
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Subspecies |
a taxonomic classification below species that groups organisms that live in different geographical areas,differ morphologically from other populations of the species, but can interbreed with other populations of the species |
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Systematics |
the classification of living organisms in terms of their natural relationships; it includes describing, naming, and classifying the organisms |
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Phylogenetics |
the analysis of evolutionary, or ancestral, relationships between taxa |
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Phylogenetic Diagram |
a branching diagram that models the relationships by ancestry between different species or other taxonomic groups |
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Cladistics |
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Shared Character |
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Derived Character |
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Clade |
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Cladogram |
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