Classification and biodiversity key words

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Phylogenetic
Reflecting evolutionary relatedness
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Taxonomy
The identification and naming of organisms
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Classification
Putting items into groups
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Hierarchy
A system of ranking in which small groups are nested components of larger groups
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Taxon
Any group within a system of classification
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Homologous structures
Structures in different species with a similar anatomical position and developmental origin, derived from a common ancestor
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Pentadactyl
Having five limbs
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Analogous structures
Have a corresponding function and similar shape, but have a different developmental origin
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Binomial System
The system of giving organisms a unique name with two parts, the genus and the species
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Biodiversity
The number of species and the number of individuals in each species in a specified region
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Polymorphism
The occurrence of more than one phenotype in a population that cannot be accounted for by mutation alone
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