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| classification | grouping of objects or information based on similarities |
| taxonomy | branch of biology concerned with the grouping and naming of organisms |
| genus | a group of closely related species |
| binomial nomenclature | system devised by Linnaeus that gives each organism two names |
| family | group of closely related genera |
| order | group of related families |
| class | group of related orders |
| phylum | group of related classes |
| kingdom | group of related phyla |
| division | plant groups |
| phylogeny | evolutionary history of a species |
| phyla | animal groups |
| eubacteria | true bacteria |
| archaebacteria | ancient bacteria |
| protist | eukaryotic organism that lacks complex organ systems and lives in moist environment |
| fungus | unicellular or multicellular heterotrophic eukaryote that absorbs numtrients obtained by decomposing dead organims and wastes in the environment |
