classifying organisms vocab

Question 1

CLASSIFICATION

Answer 1

The process of grouping things based on their similarities

Question 2

TAXONOMY

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The scientific study of how living things are classified

Question 3

BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE

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The naming system for organisms in which each organism is given a two-part name: a genus and a species name (scientific name)

Question 4

GENUS

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A classification grouping that consists of a number of similar, closely related species

Question 5

SPECIES

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A group of similar organisms that can mate and produce fertile offspring in nature

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TAXONOMIC KEY

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A series of paired statements that describe the physical characteristics of different organisms

Question 7

PROKARYOTIC

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An organism whose cells lack a nucleus and some other cell structures

Question 8

EUKARYOTA

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An Organism with cells that contain nuclei and other cell structures

Question 9

NUCLEUS

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The dense area in a Eukaryota cell that contains nucleic acids, the chemical instructions that direct the cell’s activities