18.1 Flash Card Group B

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is the science of naming and classifying organisms.

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Taxonomy

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A group of organisms in a classification system is called a

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taxon

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is a system that gives each species a two-part scientific name using Latin roots. The first part of the name is the genus and the second name is the species

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Binomial nomenclature

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A .......includes one or more physically similar species that are thought to be closely related

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genus

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Describe the difference between a genus and a species

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Both are groups of the biological classification system. A species is a subset of a genus, consisting of a single type of organism. A genus is a group of one or more closely related and physically similar species

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If two species belong to the same order, what other levels in the Linnaean system must they have in common

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class, phylum, kingdom