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Although pine lilacs and ferns are all vascular, ferns do not have _______.

seeds

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_________________ is the process of grouping things together based on their similarities.

Classification

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_________________ is the scientific study of how organisms are classified.

Taxonomy

Lesson 2, Common Characteristics Code Phrase

Some code phrases that could represent Lesson 2, Common Characteristics, are:

- Grouping by similarities
- Taxonomy basics
- Vascular vs. non-vascular
- Seed-bearing vs. spore-bearing
- Evolutionary relationships
- Shared traits and ancestry
- Classifying living things
- Morphology and genetics
- Biological diversity and unity
- Systematics and phylogenetics

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"Panthera" is the _________ while "Panthera leo" is the __________.

"Panthera" is the genus while "Panthera leo" is the species.

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Domain: __________ because they are made of cells whose structures have membranes

Kingdom: ________________ because they're animals

Phylum: ______________ because they have a backbone

Class: ___________ because they are birds

Order: ___________ because it is an owl

Family: ___________ because they belong to the barn owl family

Genus: ____________ meaning "night owl"

Species: ___________ meaning "white night owl" (single type of organism)