Chapter 5 Flashcards
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Clade
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A taxonomic group that contains all of the descendants of a common ancestor.
2
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Taxonomist
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A scientist who studies organisms and places them into taxa
3
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Taxa/ taxonomic levels
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A group of organisms. The major taxa are known as domains, kingdoms,…….
4
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Why do we classify organisms.
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So we can sort similar or related organisms into groups. Helps with desease control.
5
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Binomial system
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6
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Classification order
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Domain, Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
7
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Classification key
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A tool used to identify organisms based on their characteristics.
