Taxonomy Vocab Review

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Naming system for species with two Latin names (genus & species)

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Binomial Nomenclature

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Largest classification level dividing organisms: eukaryotes, eubacteria, archaebacteria

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Domain

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Domain - Kingdom - Phylum - ____________

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Class

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An organism's scientific name consists of...

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genus, species

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Science of classifying and naming organisms

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Taxonomy

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Evolutionary history of related species

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Phylogeny

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Diagram showing proposed evolutionary relationships among species

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Cladogram

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Level in Linnaean classification organized in a nested hierarchy.

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Taxon

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Trait differing in structure/function from ancestral line; used in cladograms.

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Derived Characters

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Second largest classification level dividing organisms into 6 groups based on features

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Kingdom