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Taxonomy Vercab Flashcards

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Carolus Linnaeus

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A sweetish botanist who collected species systema

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Taxonomy

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The science of classification; grouping of organisms

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Taxon

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Levels of classification grouped from most general to most specific

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Binomial Nomenclature

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Two word naming

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Kingdom

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Highest ranking of classification

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Division

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Act of dividing during classification

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Genus

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Taxonomic category ranking below a family & above a species & generally consisting if a group of species

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Species

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Organisms that can interbreed & produce fertile offspring

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Genus name

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Noun & first letter is capitalized

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Species name

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Adj; lowercase & underlined

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Subspecies

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Taxonomic rank subordinate to species

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Hybrid

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Organism with two different alleles for a particular trait

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Phylogeny

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Study of evolutionary history

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Family

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Common characteristics gathered into a group

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