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Taxonomy |
Science of naming and classifying organisms |
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Taxon |
A group of organisms in a classification system |
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Binomial nomenclature |
A system that gives each species a two-part scientific name using Latin words |
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Genus |
Includes one or more physically similar species that are thought to be closely related |
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Phylogeny |
The evolutionary history for a group of species |
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Cladistics |
Classification based on common ancestry |
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Cladogram |
Evolutionary tree that proposed how species may have related to each other through comment ancestors |
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Derived character |
Traits that can be used to figure out evolutionary relationships among a group if species are those that are shared by some species but are not present in others |
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Bacteria |
Single celled prokaryotes in the kingdom Bacteria |
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Archaea |
Single celled prokaryotes |
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Eukarya |
Made up of all organisms with eukaryotic cells |
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Protist |
Eukaryote that is not an animal, a plant, or a fungus |
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Protozoa |
Often used informally to describe the many phyla of animal like protists |
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Pseudopod |
Fake foot. Temporary extension of cytoplasm and plasma membrane that helps Protozoa move and feed |
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Cilia |
Short hairlike structures that cover some or all of the cell surface and hel other organizations ism swim and capture food |
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Algae |
Photosynthetic plant like protists |
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Fungi |
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