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| classification | grouping of objects or information based on similarities |
| taxonomy | branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies of their shared characteristics |
| binomial nomenclature | two-word system developed be Carolus Linnaues to name species |
| genus | first word of a two-part scientific name used to identify a group of similar species |
| specific epithet | the second word of the species name |
| family | consists of a group of similar genera |
| order | taxonomic grouping of similar families |
| class | grouping of similar orders |
| phylum | grouping of similar classes |
| division | taxonomic grouping of similar classes; term used instead of phyla by plant taxonomists |
| kingdom | taxonomic grouping of similar phyla or divisions |
| phylogeny | evolutionary history of a species based on comparative relationships of structures and comparisons of modern life forms with fossils |
| cladistics | biolodical classification system based on phylogeny; assumes that as groups of organisms diverge and evolve from a common ancestral group, they retain derived traits |
| cladogram | branching diagram that models |
| eubacteria | group of prokaryotes with strong cell walls and a variety of structures, may be autotrophs or heterotrophs |
| protist | diverse group of multicellular or unicellular eukaryotes that lack complex organ systems and live in moist environments; may be autotrophic or heterotropic |
| fungus | group of unicellular or multicellular heterotrophic eukaryotes that do not move from place to place; ansorb nutrients from organic materials in the environment |
