1. Chapter 9 Classification

2. The arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on their similarities and presumed evolutionary relationships
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3. Classification
The arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on their similarities and presumed evolutionary relationships
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4. The most general of the seven levels of classification
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5. The most general of the seven levels of classification
Kingdom
The most general of the seven levels of classification
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6. The level of classification after kingdom
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7. The level of classification after kingdom
Phylum
The level of classification after kingdom
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8. The level of classification after phylum
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9. The level of classification after phylum
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10. The level of classification after class
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11. The level of classification after class
Order
The level of classification after class
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12. The level of classification after order
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13. The level of classification after order
Family
The level of classification after order
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14. The level of classification after family
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15. The level of classification after family
Genus
The level of classification after family
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16. The most specific of the seven levels of classification; characterized by a group of organisms that can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring
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17. Species
The most specific of the seven levels of classification; characterized by a group of organisms that can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring
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18. The science of identifying, classifying and naming living things
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19. The science of identifying, classifying and naming living things
Taxonomy
The science of identifying, classifying and naming living things
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20. An aid to identifying unknown organisms that consists of several pairs of descriptive statements; of each pair of statements, only one will apply to the unknown organism, and that will lead to another set of statements, and so on, until the unknown organism can be identified
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An aid to identifying unknown organisms that consists of several pairs of descriptive statements; of each pair of statements, only one will apply to the unknown organism, and that will lead to another set of statements, and so on, until the unknown organism can be identified
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22. A classification kingdom that contains ancient bacteria that thrive in extreme environments
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23. Archaebacteria
A classification kingdom that contains ancient bacteria that thrive in extreme environments
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24. A classification kingdom containing mostly free-living bacteria found in many varied environments
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25. Eubacteria
A classification kingdom containing mostly free-living bacteria found in many varied environments
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26. A kingdom of eukaryotic single-celled or simple, multicellular organisms; contains all eukaryotes that are not plants, animals or fungi
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27. Protista
A kingdom of eukaryotic single-celled or simple, multicellular organisms; contains all eukaryotes that are not plants, animals or fungi
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28. The kingdom that contains complex multicellular organisms that are usually green and use the sun’s energy to make sugar by photosynthesis
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29. Plantae
The kingdom that contains complex multicellular organisms that are usually green and use the sun’s energy to make sugar by photosynthesis
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30. A kingdom of complex organisms that obtain food by breaking down other substances in their surroundings and absorbing the nutrients
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31. Fungi
A kingdom of complex organisms that obtain food by breaking down other substances in their surroundings and absorbing the nutrients
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32. The classification kingdom containing complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls, are usually able to move about, and possess nervous systems that help them be aware of and react to their surroundings
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33. Animalia
The classification kingdom containing complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls, are usually able to move about, and possess nervous systems that help them be aware of and react to their surroundings
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