CLASSIFACATION UNIT Flashcards
a system of categorizing living things
Classification
naming, categorizing, describing, and classifying living organisms
Taxonomy
the second taxonomic rank behind domain
Kingdom
taxonomic rank between kingdom and class; division
Phylum
the taxonomic rank above all others
Class
the order that the taxonomic stuff comes in
Order
methods to understand _______ and behavior and development
Family
Ovis the Sheep; names that get italized or capatilized
Genus
groups classifying animals in their groups
Species
The taxonomy kingdom composing of all animals.
Animalia
The kingdom with animals and vertebraes
Chordata
Animals under the class with fur
Mammalia
Apes
Primate
Humans; neanderthals
Hominid
A very famous scientist dude
Linnaeus
Help understand the classes
Dichotomous Key
a field of action, thought or influence
Domain
a group of microorganisms,
Archaebacteria
the oldest single celled organism that scientist believe everything evolved from
Bacteria
a taxonomy kingdom consisting of prosist
Protista
mold, and slime groups
Fungi
plants group
Plantae