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Taxonomy

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The branch of science concerned with classification, especially or organisms

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Taxonomic Ranks

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Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order 
Family
Genius
Species
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Binomial Nomenclature

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A system of nomenclature in which each species of animal or plant receives its names of two terms of which the first is the GENUS and the second is the SPECIES

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Subspecies

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A taxomic rank under species

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Archaea

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Domain

No nucleus

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Eubacteria

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Domain

No Nucleus

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Protista

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Kingdom
Single Celled
Autotrophic
Heterotrophic

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Fungi

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Cell Wall
Heterotrophic
Decomposers

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Plantae

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Autotrophic - Photosynthesis
Multi celled
Cell Wall

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Animalia

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Heterotrophs
Multi celled
Cell Wall

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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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Phylogenic Diagram

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A branching diagram or tree showing the inferred evolutionary relationships among various species based on similarities and differences in their physical or genetic characteristics

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Abiotic Factor

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All of the non living things in an ecosystem

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Biotic Factor

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All of the living things in an ecosystem

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Producer : Autotroph

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An organism that produces their own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals

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Consumer: Heterotroph

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An organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition

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Secondary Consumer

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Eats primary consumers

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Quaternary Consumers

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Carnivorous animals that eats tertiary consumers

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Decomposers

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An organism that decomposes organic material

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Biomass

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Organic matter used as a fuel, especially in a power station for the generation of electricity

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Adaptation

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A change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment

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Acclimation

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Temporary adaptation to gradual changes in the natural habitats

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Food Chain

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A hierarchal series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food

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Food Web

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A system of interlocking and independent food chains

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Niche

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All relationships that the organism (or population) has with its environment and with other organisms and populations in its environment

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Population Density

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A measurement of population per unit area or unit volume

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Natality (Birth Rate)

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Used to calculate the dynamics of a population; helps to determine whether a population is increasing, decreasing, or staying the same

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Mortality (Death Rate)

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A measurement if the number of deaths in a particular population, scaled to size of that population per unit of time

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Age Structure Diagrams

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The composition of a population in terms of the proportions of individuals of different ages; represented as a bar graph with younger ages at the bottom and males and females on each side

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Carrying Capacity

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The number of quantity of people or things that can be conveyed or held

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Immigration

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When a particular individual premaritally moves from one area to another thus affecting the new population

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Emigration

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Migration seen as an exit of individuals form one region to another

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Organelle

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The ability to separate the inside and the outside

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Cell

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Ability to move around and distribute oxygen to parts of the body

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Tissue

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Cels that work together to perform tasks

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Organ

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Tissues working together

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Organ system

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Organs working together

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Individual

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Made up of a number organ systems

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Population

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A number of individuals together

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Community

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Different populations interacting together

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Ecosystem

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Abiotic material combined

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Biome

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Ecosystems of similar climates

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Biosphere

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Biomes combined; Wherever life if found

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