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| classification | To put things into groups of some kind. |
| Taxonomy | The scientific study of how living things are classified. |
| binomial nomenclature | The term for a scientific name made up of two Latin names. |
| dichotomous keys | A device used to identify what group an organism or object is in. |
| genus | A grouping that consisits of a number of similar, closley related species. |
| species | The smallest of the classification groupings. Any group of organisms that share common genetic information. |
| kingdom | The largest of the classification groupings. |
| Organism | Any living thing. |
