5.3 Flashcards
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Taxonomy
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The scientific study of naming, defining, and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics
2
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Hierarchy of taxa
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Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
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Domains
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The broadest category in the classification used by most biologists is the domain
4
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Three domains
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Bacteria, archaea, eukarya
5
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Eubacteria
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Prokaryotic cells, unicellular, singular chromosome, asexual reproduction, dna is naked (not wrapped),