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4.1 Taxonomy and Classification Vocabulary

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Classificationgrouping organisms based on similarities
Taxonomyscience which names and groups organisms
Binomial Nomenclaturegiving two names to an organism
Genusfirst name in the scientific name
Familytaxa smaller than an order
Ordertaxa which groups families together
Speciessecond part of the scientific name
Classmade of many orders
Phylumtaxa made of many classes
KingdomIncludes many phyla or divisions
Divisionused in Plant Kingdom only
Homologousstructures that have evolved similarly
Analogous structuressturctures that are used the same way but evolved differently
Structural similarityorganisms would look much alike
Linneausdevelop modern way to name organisms
Grouped organisms by evolution similaritiesLinneaus
Aristotleclassified animals by where they live
Common namename used by ordinary people
Genus speciesscientific name
Largest taxonkingdom
Mammaliaman's class
Homoman's genus
sapiensman's species
Chordataman's phylum
Animaliaman's kingdom
Primateman's order


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