Biology- Chapter 17
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Occitan | English |
|---|---|
| Classification |  grouping of objects or information based on similarities |
| Taxonomy | branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies of their shared characteristics |
| Binomial nomenclature | two-word system developed by Carolus Linnaeus to name species. First word identifies Genus of the organism and the second word describes a characteristic of the organism. |
| Genus | first word of a two part scientific name used to identify a group of a similar species |
| Family | a group of alike organisms |
| Order | taxonomic grouping of similar families |
| Class | taxonomic group of similar orders |
| Phylum | taxonomic grouping of similar classes |
| Kingdom | taxonomic grouping of similar phyla or divisions |
| Division | taxonomic grouping of similar classes |
| Phylogeny | evolutionary history of a species based on comparative relationships of structures and comparisons of modern life forms with fossils |
| Cladistics | biological classification system based oh phlogeny |
| Cladogram | branching diagram that models the phylogeny of a species based on the derived traits of a group of organisms |
| Eubacteria | group of prokaryotes with strong cell walls and a variety of structures |
| Protist | diverse group of multicellular or unicellular eukaryotes that lack complex organ systems and live in moist enviorments |
| Fungus | group of unicellular or multicellular heterotrophic eukaryotes that do not move from place to place |
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