Classification Flashcards
Classification
action or process of classifying something
Taxonomy
The classification of organisms
Binomial nomenclature
Two terms are used to denote a species of living organism the first one indicting the genus and the second the specific epithet
Taxon
Group of any rank, such as species, family, or class
Genus
Taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family and is denoted by a capitalized Latin name
Family
A group consisting of parents and children living together in a household
Order
The arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence pattern or method
Phylum
Principal taxonomy category that ranks above class and below kingdom
Division
Any subsidiary category between major levels of classification
Kingdom
the highest category in taxonomic classification
Domain
highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three domain system
Phylogeny
branch that deals with phylogensis
Characters
A characteristic assisting in indentifying a specei
Molecular clock
Is a technique that uses fossil constraints and rates to deduce the time
Cladistics
Classification of animals and plants according to the proportion of measurable characteristics that they have in common
