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| classification | the process of grouping things based on their similarities |
| taxonomic key | a tool used for identifying organisms by based on physical characteristics |
| binomial nomenclature | the naming system developed by Carlos Linnaeus |
| genus | the first part of an organisms scientific name |
| species | a group of organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring |
| taxonomy | the branch of Biology that deals with how things are named and classified |
| autotroph | an organism that can make its own food |
| heterotroph | an organism that must eat other organisms in order to survive |
