Mastery Terms #18 Flashcards
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Domain
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a larger, more inclusive taxonomic category than a kingdom
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Systematics
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study of the diversity of life and the evolutionary relationships between organisms
3
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Taxon
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group or level of organization into which organisms are classified
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Family
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in classification, a group of similar genera
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Order
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in classification, a group of closely related families
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Genus
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group of closely related species; the first part of the scientific name in binomial nomenclature
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Phylum
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in classification, a group of closely related classes
8
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Binomial nomenclature
A
classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name
