Taxonomy Flashcards
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Branch of science that classifies organisms
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Taxonomy
2
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Bacteria, archaea, eukarya. The broadest taxonomy classification
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Domain (1)
3
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Animal, plant, fungi, protists, monera (single celled prokaryotes)
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Kingdom (2)
4
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Organisms with similar body plans (morphological features and structures)
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Phylum (3)
5
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Organisms with more specific similarities that phyla group
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Class (4)
6
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More specific group within class
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Order (5)
7
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More specific group within order
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Family (6)
8
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More specific group within family
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Genus (7) (“first name”, capitalized and italicized)
9
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Group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
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Species (8) (“last name”, Lowe cased and italicized)
