Ch. 17 Section 1
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18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Biodiversity | The variety of organisms considered at all levels from populations to ecosystems. |
| Taxonomy | The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms. |
| Taxon | Any particular group within a taxonomic system. |
| Kingdom | The largest category which consist of animals and plants. |
| Domain | Categories above the kingdoms which consist of plants, animals, bacteria, archaea, protists and fungi. |
| Phylum | Category below Kingdom. |
| Division | In a traditional taxonomic system for plants, the category contained with in a kingdom and containing classes. |
| Class | Category below Phylum. |
| Order | Category below Class |
| Family | Category below Order. |
| Genus | Category below Family |
| Species | Smallest grouping, which contains only a single kind of organism. |
| Binomial Nomenclature | A system for giving each organism a two-word scientific name that consists of the genus name followed by the species name. |
| Subspecies | Variations of a species that live in different geographic areas. |
| Taxa | Plural form of Taxon. |
| Carolus Linnaeus | Swedish naturalist who devised a system of grouping organisms into hierarchical categories according to their form and structure. |
| Species Name | Italicized. |
| Genus Name | Capitalized. |
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