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| protist | diverse group of multicellular or unicellular eukaryotes that lack complex organ systems and live in moist environments |
| phylogeny | evolutionary history of a species based on comparative relationships of modern life forms with fossils |
| fungus | group of unicellular or multicellular heterotrophic eukaryotes that do not move from place to place |
| eubacteria | group of prokaryotes with strong cell walls and a variety of structures |
| cladogram | branching diagram that models the phylogeny of species bssed on the derived traits of a group of organisms |
| cladistics | biological classification system based on phylogeny |
| taxonomy | branch of biology that groups and named organisms based on studies of their shared characteristics |
| specific epithet | the second word of a species name |
| phylum | taxonomy grouping of similar classes |
| order | taxonomy grouping of similar families |
| kingdom | taxonomic grouping of similar phyla or divisions |
| genus | first word of a two-part scientific name used to identify a group of similar species |
| division | taxonomic grouping of similar classes |
| classification | grouping of objects or information based on similarities |
| class | taxonomic grouping of similar orders |
| binomial nomenclature | two-word system developed to name species |
| family | the next larger taxon in the biological classification system |
