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Binomial Nomenclature: a scientific name for organisms using the 2 most specific groups- genus and species
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Cladistics: type of classification studied that shows evolutionary relationships over time (phylogeny)
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Cladogram: classification model that shows evolutionary relationships over time (phylogeny)
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Classification: grouping of objects or information based on similarities
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Classification Order: REMEMBER YOUR SENTENCE!! Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
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Derived Trait: traits that developed later in the cladogram- not shared by all organisms
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Dichotomous Key: a key used to name species of organisms by grouping them by their similar traits/characteristics
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Domain: Most general group- Eukaryotes (multi-cellular) and Prokaryotes
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Kingdom: 2nd most general group- has six- Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists, Archaebacteria, and Eubacteria
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Linnaeus: scientist who developed a way to group and name organisms based on physical and structural characteristics
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Primitive Trait: one of the first traits in a cladogram- shared by all organisms
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Species: last and most specific group- about 1 type of organism
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Taxonomy: branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on their characteristics