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Chapter 18

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Genetic differences between related individuals within a speciesvariations
The branch of biology that deals with classifying organismstaxonomy
The physical differences between male and female animalssexual polymorphism
Members are able to breed and produce fertile offspring under natural conditionsspecies
Structures that reflect related ancestryhomologies
Structures that reflect similar function but not related ancestryanalogies
The two-word naming system used to identify speciesbinomial nomenclature
Flesh-eating anmials belong to this orderCarnivora
A scientific names consists of which two scientific categoriesgenus and species
A scientific name can be recognized in text because it is initalics
Botanists prefer this terms to phylumdivision
Scientific names are written in what languageLatin
Organisms in this kingdom are often decomposers with chitinous cell wallsFungi
Organisms in this kingdom obtain their food through ingestionAnimalia
Organisms in this kingdom are multicellular photoautotrophsPlantae
Organisms in this kingdom are very diverseProtista
A method of classification that groups species according to ancestry and homologiescladistics
A model of classification that gives equal importances to all characteristics and assigning each a numerical valuephenetics
Biological classification of organisms is based onEvolutionary history
The second largest of the 7 taxaPhylum
A classification family includes closely relatedgenera
His discoveries affected classification due to organisms having similarities and differences based on evolutionary changesDarwin
System of classification was based on structural featuresLinnaeus
Methanogens are classified as this groupArchaebacteria
These oranisms have peptidoglycan in their cell wallsEubacteria


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