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

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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

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Three domains

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Bacteria, archaea, eukarya

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Eubacteria

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Prokaryotic cells, unicellular, singular chromosome, asexual reproduction, dna is naked (not wrapped),

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