Classification Flashcards
Classification
classifying something according to shared qualities
Taxonomy
branch of science concerned with classification
Kingdom
taxonomic category of the highest rank, grouping together all forms of life having characteristics in common
Phylum
primary subdivision of a taxonomic kingdom,
Class
taxonomic rank
order
below the class, and comprised of families sharing a set of similar nature
Family
classified between order and genus
genus
groups that are structurally similar or phylogenetically related.
Species
fundamental category of taxonomic classification
Animalia
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom
Chordata
animals having at least at some stage of development a notochord, dorsally situated central nervous system, and gill clefts
Mammalia
warm-blooded higher vertebrates that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands
Primate
mammal of the group that includes the lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans.
Hominid
known as great apes
Linnaeus
created the current system for classifying plants and animals
Dichotomous Key
dentity of items in the natural world, such as trees, wildflowers, mammals, reptiles, rocks, and fish
Domain
second highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain system
Archaebacteria
single-celled microorganisms
Bacteria
prokaryotic microorganisms
Protista
eukaryotic organisms that are unicellular and sometimes colonial or less often multicellular
Fungi
lack chlorophyll, true roots, stems, and leaves, and reproduce by means of spores
Plantae
comprising all living or extinct plants
