Classification Flashcards
Classification
The division of organisms into groups or classes, based on specific characteristics.
Taxonomy
The science of describing, naming, and, classifying organisms.
Kindom
All animals are in this kingdom.
Phylum
All have a hollow nerve cord and most have a backbone.
Class
Have a backbone and nurse their young.
order
Have a backbone and nurse their young. They also have special teeth for tearing meat.
Family
They have a backbone , nurse their young, have special teeth for tearing meat, and have retractable claws.
Genus
Cannot roar can only purr.
Species
Common house cat, shares traits with all the rest but has its own unique ones.
Animalia
a kingdom made up of complex, multi cellular organisms that lack cell walls, can usually move around, and quickly respond to their environment.
Chordata
of animals having at least at some stage of development
Mammalia
of warm-blooded higher vertebrates
Primate
Mammal that has opposable thumbs and binocular vision.
Homonid
Type of primate that has bipedalism, relatively long lower limbs, and lack of tail.
Linnaeous
organisms are grouped according to shared characteristics
