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18.1 VocabularyBiology
Taxonomy Discipline of classifying organisms and assigning each organism a universally accepted name.
Binomial NomenclatureClassification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name.
GenusGroup of closely related species, and the first part of the scientific name in binomial nomenclature.
TaxonGroup or level of organization into which organisms are classified.
FamilyGroup of genera that share many characteristics.
OrderGroup of similar families.
ClassGroup of similar orders
PhylumGroup of closely related classes
KingdomLarge taxonomic group, consisting of closely related Phyla.

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