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| CLADOGRAM | A diagram depicting patterns of shared characteristics among species. |
| TAXONOMY | A system of naming and classifying organisms based on shared characteristics and universal rules. |
| ZOOLOGY | The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals. |
| GENUS | Groups of related species; the first part of the scientific name in binomial nomenclature. |
| SPECIES | A group of similar organisms that can reproduce and have fertile offspring. |
| ARCHAEA | A domain of organisms that includes prokaryotic microbes that live in harsh environments. Most primitive forms of life. |
| BACTERIA | Unicellular, prokaryotic organisms. many cause illness. |
| EUKARYA | The domain that includes all eukaryotic organisms. Examples:protists, fungi, plants and animals |
| INVERTABRATE | Animals that lack a backbone |
| VERTABRATE | Having a backbone |
| CHORDATA | A phylum of animals who have a nerve chord |
| ANIMALIA | The kingdom of animals. |
| PROTOZOA | A unicellular eukaryotic organism (animal) |
| BINARY FISSION | A form of asexual reproduction in protists where the single cell divides to form two new protists. |
| BUDDING | A form of asexual reproduction; offspring form as outgrowths from the parent. |
