Classification

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Classification

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The process of classifying something according to their qualities or characteristics.

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Taxonomy

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a scheme of classifications.

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Binomial Nomenclature

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2 terms used to denote a species of living organisms, first indicating the genus and the second indicating the epithet.

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Taxon

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a taxonomic group of any rank, such as species, class, or family.

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Genus

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A principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family.

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Family

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an order of classification, placed between order and family. Can be divided into subfamilies.

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Order

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Classification used for organisms by the nomenclature code.

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Class

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A taxon in the ranks

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Phylum

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a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom

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Division

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refers to a rank equivalent to phylum

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Kingdom

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5 kingdoms, classified above a phylum, one widely accepted system of classification

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Domain

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“superkingdom” or “empire” highest rank of taxonomy, three different domain systems

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Phylogeny

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a branch of biology dealing with phylogenisis

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Characters

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An observation or trait of something

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Molecular Clock

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the average rate at which a species’ genome accumulates mutations, used to measure their evolutionary divergence and in other calculations

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Cladistics

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a method of classification of animals and plants according to the proportion of measurable characteristics that they have in common.

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Cladogram

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a branching diagram showing the cladistic relationship between a number of species.

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Archaea

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Bacteria

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Protists

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of eukaryotic organisms that are unicellular and sometimes colonial or less often multicellular and that typically include the protozoans, most algae, and often some fungi

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Fungus

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any of a group of unicellular, multicellular, or syncytial spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools.