The point of origin for all species; all species belong to one of these domains: Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya.
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Kingdom
Traditionally there are five main kingdoms: Plantae, Animalia, Fungi and Protocista. These are all eukaryotes. Prokaryotae is the group for organisms that do not possess a nucleus
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Phylum
Contains all the groups of organisms that have the same body plan
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Class
A group of organisms that all posses the same general traits
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Order
A sub-division of the Class, using additional information about the organism, e.g. dietary traits
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Family
A group of closely related Genus groups
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Genus
A group of closely related species
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Species
The basic unit of classification. All members within the same species show variation, however are essentially the same
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Traditionally there are five main kingdoms: Plantae, Animalia, Fungi and Protocista. These are all eukaryotes. Prokaryotae is the group for organisms that do not possess a nucleus
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Kingdom
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Contains all the groups of organisms that have the same body plan
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A group of organisms that all posses the same general traits
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Card 5
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A sub-division of the Class, using additional information about the organism, e.g. dietary traits
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