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| a branching classification of all organisms based on shared characteristics that changes are new discoveries are made |
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| each species is assigned to a two-part scientific name |
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| a group of similar species |
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| a group of individuals able to interbreed and produce fertile offspring |
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| a singular group of living things that have biological meaning |
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| a group of similar genera |
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| a group of similar families |
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| a group of similar orders |
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| a group of similar classes |
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| the largest and most inclusive of Linnaeus's taxonomic categories |
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| the evolutionary history of lineages |
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| a group of species that includes a single common ancestor and all living things and all descendants of that ancestor |
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| links groups of organisms by showing how evolutionary lines branched off from common ancestors |
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| a trait that arose in the most recent common ancestor of a particular lineage and was passed along its descendants |
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| a larger, more inclusive category than a kingdom |
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