Classifying Living Things; Prentice Hall "Life Science" Chap 2 Sec 2

Classifying Living Things terminology from Prentice Hall's "Life Science" text Chapter 2 Section 2.

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Classification
Process of grouping things based on their similarities
Taxonomy
Scientific study of how living things are classified
Binomial nomenclature
Unique 2 part scientific naming system developed by Linnaeus, genus and species
Genus
First of the 2 part name given to living things in the binomial nomenclature system of classifying
Species
Group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can produce offspring
Prokaryotes
Organisms that lack a nucleus
Nucleus
Dense area in a cell that contains nucleic acids that direct the cell's activities