Classification Flashcards
the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics.
Classification
the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms; systematics.
Taxonomy
a taxonomic category of the highest rank
Kingdom
a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom.
Phylum
a taxonomic rank
Class
a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and recognized by the nomenclature codes.
Order
is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.
Family
a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms in biology
Genus
A group of closely related organisms that are very similar to each other and are usually capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring
Species
nimals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms, which are heterotrophic
Animalia
Chordates are animals possessing a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord
Chordata
any vertebrates within the class Mammalia
Mammalia
a mammal of the order Primates.
Primate
members are known as great apes or hominids, are a taxonomic family of primates that includes seven extant species in four genera
Hominid
a Swedish botanist who created the current system for classifying plants and animals.
Linnaeus
