Cells Flashcards
classification
the action or process of classifying something
taxonomy
the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms;
Binomial nomenclature
the system of nomenclature in which two terms are used to denote a species
taxon
a taxonomic group of any rank
genus
a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species
family
a group consisting of parents and children living togethe
order
order in which the groups are in
class
the level in which the groups are in
phylem
it is the order of the class that they are in
devision
the different stages that all the classes are in
kingdom
the highest category in taxonomic classification.
domain
an area of territory owned or controlled by a rule
phylogeny
the branch of biology that deals with phylogenesis.
characters
the distinctive nature of something.
molecular clock
a group of atoms bonded together,
