Classification

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Classification

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process by which scientists group living organisms.

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taxonomy

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is the science of defining and naming groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristic

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Bionomial Nomenclature

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two terms are used to denote a species of living organism

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Taxon

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a taxonomic group of any rank, such as a species, family, or class

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genus

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group(s) of species that are structurally similar or phylogenetically related

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family

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classified between order and genus.

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order

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classification of organisms and recognized by the nomenclature codes

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class

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between phylum and order.

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phylum

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below Kingdom and above Class

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division

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taxonomic rank in biological classification that is used differently in zoology and in botany

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kingdom

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highest rank, grouping together all forms of life having certain fundamental characteristics in common

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phylogeny

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evolutionary development and history of a species or higher taxonomic grouping of organisms

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characters

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any observable feature, or trait, of an organism

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molecular clock

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technique that uses the mutation rate of biomolecules to deduce the time in prehistory when two or more life forms diverged

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domain

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the highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain system of taxonomy

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cladistics

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classification of animals and plants according to the proportion of measurable characteristics that they have in common

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cladogram

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branching diagram showing the cladistic relationship between a number of species

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archaea

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any of the unicellular microorganisms that is genetically distinct from bacteria and eukaryotes

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protists

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eukaryotic organisms that cannot be classified as a plant, animal, or fungus

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fungus

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parasites on living organisms or that feed upon dead organic material