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| Classification | the arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on their similarities |
| Taxonomy | The branch of biology that names and groups organisms according to their characteristics |
| Binomial Nomenclature | A two-name system of naming organisms using their genus and Species names |
| Carolus Linnaeus | Swedish botanist (p[ants) who developed the system of binomial nomenclature |
| Phylogeny | The evolutionary history of an organism |
| Kingdom | The highest taxonomic category, which contains a group of similar phyla |
| Phylum | The taxonomic group which contains similar classes |
| Species | A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring-- The most specific taxonomic group |
| Budding | A form of asexual reproduction in which a part of the parent organism pinches off And forms a new organism |
| Cilia | Hair-like projections that are used for locomotion in protest….Paramecium |
| Pseudopod | False-feet that used for locomotion in protests….Amoeba |
| Flagellum | A whip-like projection that is used for locomotion….Euglena/sperm |
| Vascular tissue | specialized plant tissue that is used for transporting water and minerals throughout The plant |
| Vertebrates | Animals that have a backbone with a central nervous chord |
| Invertebrates | Animals which lack a backbone |
| family | a taxonomic classification between genus and order |
| order | A taxonomic classification between class and family |
| genus | The second most specific taxonomic level, includes closely related species |
