Complete the following sentences:
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The defining feature of living organisms is ____________, defined as the sum of all ____________ and ____________ reactions.
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The term "taxonomy" was coined by , while ____________ established binomial nomenclature in his work "."
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In the taxonomic hierarchy, the sequence from most to least inclusive is: ____________ → ____________ → ____________ → ____________ → ____________ → ____________ → ____________.
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For plants, the rank equivalent to "Phylum" in animals is called ____________.
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In binomial nomenclature, the ____________ name begins with a capital letter, and the ____________ epithet is entirely in lowercase.
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When handwriting scientific names, each word must be ____________ ____________ (not with a single continuous underline).
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A species is defined as a group of organisms capable of ____________ to produce ____________ offspring.
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The mnemonic "King Philip Came Over For Good Spaghetti" helps remember the hierarchy: Kingdom, ____________, ____________, ____________, ____________, ____________, ____________.
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____________ (horse × donkey) are sterile, demonstrating that ____________ is NOT the defining feature of life.
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A ____________ contains dried and pressed plant specimens; a ____________ garden maintains living plants; a ____________ has preserved animal specimens; a ____________ park houses living animals.
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A ____________ describes all plant species in a geographical area, while a ____________ provides a comprehensive study of a single taxon.
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A ____________ specimen deposited in a herbarium or museum serves as the ____________ standard for a species name.
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Non-living crystals also ____________, which is why growth alone cannot ____________ life.
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The mnemonic "GULL" for nomenclature rules: G = ____________ capitalized, U = ____________ separately, L = ____________ or Latinized, L = ____________ species epithet.
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The Indian Botanical Garden is located at ____________, West Bengal; the Royal Botanic Gardens at ____________ is located in ____________.