Definition of Terms

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• Classification- a grouping of different types of organisms based upon similarities in structure and evolutionary relationships.

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• Taxonomy is the branch of biology that names and groups organisms according to their characteristics and evolutionary history.

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• Binomial nomenclature- is the system of scientifically naming organisms developed by Carl Linnaeus.​

• Genus- A genus is a group of species that are closely related through common descent​

• Species- A species is a group of organisms that share a genetic heritage, are able to interbreed, and create offspring that are also fertile.

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• Unicellular (single-celled)- organisms that have one cell.​