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This field names and classifies living organisms into groups such as families, genera, and species.

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Taxonomy: System for classifying and naming living organisms. Source: Taxonomy (biology) ↗

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  1. 17A community of organisms and the physical environment with which it interacts.RECALL
    Ecosystem

    An ecosystem links living organisms with their physical environment, as in a coral reef supporting thousands of species.

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  2. 18This broad term describes a close, long-term relationship between organisms of different species.RECALL
    Symbiosis

    Symbiosis describes a close, long-term relationship between species, like clownfish sheltering among stinging anemones.

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  3. 19The death of a species' last member completes this process.RECALL
    Extinction

    Extinction occurs once the very last member of a species dies out, as happened to the dodo bird.

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