Chapter 18 Flashcards
Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name
Binomial nomenclature
Group of closely related species; the first part of the scientific name in binomial nomenclature
Genus
Study of the diversity of life and the evolutionary relationships between organisms
Systematics
Group or level of organization into which organisms are classified
Taxon (taxa)
In classification, group of similar genera
Family
In classification, a group of closely related families
Order
In classification, a group of closely related orders
Class
In classification, a group of closely related classes
Phylum
Largest and most inclusive group in Linnaean classification
Kingdom
Larger, more inclusive taxonomic category than a kingdom.
Domain
Domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls contains peptidoglycan; corresponds to the kingdom eubacteria
Bacteria
Domain consisting of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls that do not contain peptidoglycan; corresponds to the kingdom Archaeabacteria
Archaea
Domain consisting of all organisms that have a nucleus; includes plants, Protists, fungi, and animals
Eukarya
Complex carbohydrates that makes up the cell walls of fungi; also found in the external skeletons of Arthropods
Chitin
One of many long, slender filaments that makes up the body of a fungus
Hypha
