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discipline of classifying organisms and assigning each organism a universally accepted name. ------ taxonomy
classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name. ------ binomial nomenclature
group of closely related species, and the first part of the scientific name in binomial nomenclature.  ------ genus
group or level of organization into which organisms are classified. ------ taxon
group of genera that share many characteristics ------ family
group of similar families ------ order
group of similar orders ------ class
group of closely related classes. ------ phylum
large taxonomic group, consisting of closely related phyla. ------ kingdom
the study of evolutionary relationships among organims.  ------ phylongeny
method of grouping organisms together according to their evolutionary history.  ------ evolutionary classification
characteristic that appears in recent parts of a lineage, but not in its older members. ------ derived character
diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms.  ------ cladogram
model that uses DNA comparisons to estimate the length of time that two species have been evolving independently.  ------ molecular clock
most inclusive taxonomic category; larger than a kingdom.  ------ domain
domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls containing peptidoglycans.  ------ Bacteria
kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes whose cell walls are made up of peptidoglycan.  ------ Eubacteria
domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls that do not contain peptidoglycan.  ------ Archaea
kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes whose cell walls do not contain peptidoglycan.  ------ Archaebacteria
domain of all organisms whose cells have nuclei, including protists, plants, fungi, and animals. ------ Eukarya
kingdom composed of eukaryotes that are not classified as plants, animals, or fungi.  ------ Protista
kingdom composed of heterotrophs; many obtain energy nutrients from dead organic matter.  ------ Fungi
kingdom of multicellular photosynthetic autotrophs that have cell walls containing cellulose.  ------ Plantae
kingdom of multicellular eukaryotic heterotrophs whose cells do not have cell walls.  ------ Animalia

Side A ------ Side B
discipline of classifying organisms and assigning each organism a universally accepted name. ------ taxonomy
classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name. ------ binomial nomenclature
group of closely related species, and the first part of the scientific name in binomial nomenclature.  ------ genus
group or level of organization into which organisms are classified. ------ taxon
group of genera that share many characteristics ------ family
group of similar families ------ order
group of similar orders ------ class
group of closely related classes. ------ phylum
large taxonomic group, consisting of closely related phyla. ------ kingdom
the study of evolutionary relationships among organims.  ------ phylongeny
method of grouping organisms together according to their evolutionary history.  ------ evolutionary classification
characteristic that appears in recent parts of a lineage, but not in its older members. ------ derived character
diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms.  ------ cladogram
model that uses DNA comparisons to estimate the length of time that two species have been evolving independently.  ------ molecular clock
most inclusive taxonomic category; larger than a kingdom.  ------ domain
domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls containing peptidoglycans.  ------ Bacteria
kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes whose cell walls are made up of peptidoglycan.  ------ Eubacteria
domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls that do not contain peptidoglycan.  ------ Archaea
kingdom of unicellular prokaryotes whose cell walls do not contain peptidoglycan.  ------ Archaebacteria
domain of all organisms whose cells have nuclei, including protists, plants, fungi, and animals. ------ Eukarya
kingdom composed of eukaryotes that are not classified as plants, animals, or fungi.  ------ Protista
kingdom composed of heterotrophs; many obtain energy nutrients from dead organic matter.  ------ Fungi
kingdom of multicellular photosynthetic autotrophs that have cell walls containing cellulose.  ------ Plantae
kingdom of multicellular eukaryotic heterotrophs whose cells do not have cell walls.  ------ Animalia