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taxonomy |
the branch of science concerned with classification; especially with organisms; systematics |
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Binomial Nomenclature |
the scientific naming of species whereby each species is named in two parts (two part naming system) |
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Genus |
a closely related species; first part of the scientific name |
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taxon |
a taxonomic group of any rank, a specific level, organization, or category |
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family |
group of the same species |
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order |
a broad taxonomic category of similar families |
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class |
a taxonomic category that is composed of similar orders |
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phylum |
group of closely related classes |
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phylogeny |
evolutionary relationships among organisms |
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kingom |
the largest most inclusive taxonomic category |
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domain |
more inclusive than a than a kingdom, larger than a kingdom; three categories: bacteria, eukaryotes, archaea |
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bacteria |
domain consisting of unicellular prokaryotes |
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eubacteria |
kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes whose cell walls are made of peptogliden |
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archaea |
unicellular prokaryotes that live in extreme conditions like volcanoes |
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archaebacteria |
domain of archaea; cell walls do not contain peptidogliden; one of six kingdoms that are prokaryotes ; unicellular; heterotrophs or autotrophs |
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eukarya |
a domain that consists of all organisms that have a nucleus; protists, plants, animals, and fungi |
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protista |
kingdom of eukaryotes that cannot be classified as animals, plants, or fungi |
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fungi |
a kingdom of heterotrophs that feed on dead or decaying organic matter |
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plantae |
kingdom of multicellular photosynthetic autotrophs |
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animalia |
a kingdom of multicellular heterotrophs |
