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The variety of organisms considered at all levels from populations to ecology.

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Biodiversity

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The science of grouping organisms according to their presumed natural relationships.

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Taxonomy

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The naming system we use today. It means two names. It was developed by Carolus Linnaeus.

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Binomial Nomenclature

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the study of when structures develop in the embryo.

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Embryology

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The evolutionary history of a species.

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Phylogeny

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The analysis of the evolutionary or ancesteral relationships among groups.

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Phylogenetics

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The Three Domains are

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Bacteria, Archaea, Eukaryotic

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Made up of small single-celled prokaryotic organisms.

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Bacteria

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Have distinctive cell membranes and other unique biochemical and genetic properties.

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Archaea

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Eukaryotic organisms. All organisms but bacteria

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Eukarya

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The Six Kingdom System are

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Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, Fungi, Plantae ,and Animalia

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True bacteria.

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Eubacteria

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Bacteria-like organisms that live in very different environments.

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Archaebacteria

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Made up of eukaryotic organisms. They live in aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Includes algae and protozoa.

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Protista

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Made up of heterotrophic unicellular and multicellular eukaryotic organisms. Includes mushrooms, yeasts, puffballs, rusts, and bread molds.

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Fungi

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Made up of plants. All of which are multicellular and autotrophic. Most are terresterial. Includes mosses, ferns, conifers, and flowering plants.

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Plantae

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Made up of eukaryotic, multicellular, herteotrophic organisms. They are terresterial and aquatic. Most reproduce sexually. Includes spiders, elephants, insects, and fish.

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Animalia

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a branching diagram that models the relationships ancestry between different species or other taxonomic groups

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phylogenitc diagram

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