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1
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the process of arranging organisms into groups based on similarities

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taxonomy

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2
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did a lot of the organizing for the current version of taxonomy

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Carolus Linnaeus

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3
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english clergyman who introduced concept of species

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John Ray

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4
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The Basis for Modern Classification

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Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

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5
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a group of very similar organisms that can interbreed freely in nature

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species

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6
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a group of similar organisms that are all descended from a single group of originally created species

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kind

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7
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two name naming system

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Binomial nomenclature

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8
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have membrane-­bound nuclei and membrane­-enclosed organelles,

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Eukaryotes

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9
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do not have membrane-­bound nuclei

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Prokaryotes

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10
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green plants; multicellular eukaryotes that have cell walls and usually perform photosynthesis

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Plantae

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yeasts, molds, and mushrooms; multicellular eukaryotes that have cell walls and do not conduct photosynthesis

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Fungi

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multicellular animals; eukaryotes without cell walls; usually can move and collect food

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Animalia

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eukaryotes that are not green plants, fungi, or multicellular animals; mostly unicellular organ­isms, such as amoeba, euglena, and paramecium

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Protista

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true bacteria, including common disease­ causing bacteria; prokaryotes with cell walls made of the substance peptidoglycan

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Eubacteria

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prokaryotes that do not contain peptidoglycan in their cell walls and have other key differences from true bacteria; many live in extreme environments (e.g., very cold habitats or highly saline, acidic, or alkaline water)

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Archaebacteria

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16
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Three parts of Domain

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Eukarya, Bacteria, and Archaea

17
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grouping based on the supposed evolutionary relationships of organisms

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Phylogeny

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assumes that how closely related two organisms are determines how many characteristics they have in common

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Cladistics

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depict all forms of life coming from a single life form (single cell)

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Phylogenetic trees

20
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plants that reproduce by seeds formed in flowers

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angiosperm

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plants with vascular tissue (xylem and phloem)

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vascular plants

22
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plants without vascular tissue (xylem and phloem)

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Nonvascular plants

23
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means “naked seed”; produce seeds not covered by the walls of an ovary

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Gymnosperm

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cone bearing gymnosperms

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Conifers

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pollen­ producing cones

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Staminate cones

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seed producing cones. They produce the ovules, which are fertilized by the pollen from staminate cones

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Ovulate cones

27
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Examples of conifers

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Douglas fit
Giant sequoia
Bristlecone pine
Coast redwood
Pine
Spruce
Wollemi pine

28
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some of the oldest living things on earth

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Bristlecone pine

29
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some of the tallest things on earth

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Coast redwood

30
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2-5 needles at a time

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pine

31
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one needle at a time

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spruce

32
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thought to be extinct but is not

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Wollemi pine

33
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4 gymnosperms

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Cycad
Ginkgo
Gnetophyta
Conifers

34
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resemble palm trees, grow today only in certain tropical and subtropical regions (gymnosperm)

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Cycad

35
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cone bearing gymnosperms

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conifer

36
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oriental gymnosperm with two lobed, fan­ shaped leaves

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Ginkgo

37
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small phylum of gymnosperms with varied charac­teristics; reproduce through seeds formed in cones

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Gnetophyta