Classifying Organisms

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classification

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the process of grouping things based on their similarities

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taxonomy

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the scientific study of how living things are classified

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binomial nomenclature

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the system for naming organisms in which each organism is given a unique, two-part scientific name

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genus

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a classification grouping that consists of a number of similar, closely related species

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species

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a group of organism that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce

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prokaryote

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an organism whose cells lack a nucleus and some other cell structures

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nucleus

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the control center of a eukaryotic cell that directs the cell's activities and contains the information that determines the cell's form and function

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eukaryote

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an organism whose cells contain nuclei.