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| organisms consisting of more than one cell |
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| organisms consisting of a single cell |
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| a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life |
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| a name in scientific Latin used for an organism; especially binomial for a species |
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| formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, genus and species. |
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| of, relating to, or following the systematic methods of the Swedish botanist Linnaeus who established the system of binomial nomenclature |
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| The highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain system of taxonomy |
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a taxonomic category used in the biological classification of living organisms, above species and below family
Family > _______>Species |
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a taxonomic category in the classification of organisms between genus and order
Order> _______ > Genus |
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A taxonomic category used in classifying organisms, below class, and comprised of families sharing a set of similar nature or character
Class > ______ > Family |
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a taxonomic category comprised of organisms that share a common attribute, above orders
Phylum > _____ > Order |
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A taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom
Kingdom > _____ > Class |
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a taxonomic category that is composed of smaller groups called phyla (phylum plural)
Domain > ______ > Phylum |
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A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding, the principal natural taxonomic unit, ranking below genus and denoted by a Latin binomial
Genus > ______ |
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| prokaryotic cells/organisms which are typically characterized by membrane lipids that are branched hydrocarbon chains attached to glycerol by ether linkages |
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| an organism that produces complex organic compounds, from simple substances present in its surroundings, generally using light (photosynthesis) or inorganic chemical reactions (chemosynthesis) |
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| cells with a nucleus and all sorts of organelles |
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| surrounded by a membrane and cell wall; lack subcellular membrane enclosed "organelles", but may contain membrane systems inside a cell wall |
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| an organism that cannot fix carbon and uses organic carbon for growth, can be further divided based on how they obtain energy |
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| the domain comprised of organisms whose cells contain a true nucleus |
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| a very large group of microorganisms comprising of one of the three domains of living organisms |
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