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Image:Ficheiro.png|right|100px|The hierarchy of scientific classification in biology. | |||
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rect 11 223 87 254 [[Family (biology)|Family]] | |||
rect 11 268 87 301 [[Genus (biology)|Genus]] | |||
rect 11 312 86 344 [[Species (biology)|Species]] | |||
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Biologists group [[Organism|organisms]] into a hierarchical system of '''taxons''' or '''taxonomic units''', each taxon based on specified criteria of similarity or relationship. | Biologists group [[Organism|organisms]] into a hierarchical system of '''taxons''' or '''taxonomic units''', each taxon based on specified criteria of similarity or relationship. | ||
The figure at the right illustrates the hierarchy of taxons. The highest taxon, the 'domain', of which biologists have identified three — [[Archaea]], [[Bacteria]], and [[Eukarya]] — together include all known [[Life|living systems]]. | The figure at the right illustrates the hierarchy of taxons. The highest taxon, the 'domain', of which biologists have identified three — [[Archaea]], [[Bacteria]], and [[Eukarya]] — together include all known [[Life|living systems]]. | ||
Revision as of 06:15, 9 May 2009
Biologists group organisms into a hierarchical system of taxons or taxonomic units, each taxon based on specified criteria of similarity or relationship.
The figure at the right illustrates the hierarchy of taxons. The highest taxon, the 'domain', of which biologists have identified three — Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya — together include all known living systems.