classification Flashcards
Classification
the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics.
Taxonomy
the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms; systematics.
Kingdom
a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen.
Phylum
a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom.
class
a set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality.
Order
the arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.
Family
a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household.
Genus
a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, and is denoted by a capitalized Latin name
Species
a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
Animalia
taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals.
Chordata
animals having at least at some stage of development a notochord, dorsally situated central nervous system, and gill clefts and including the vertebrates, lancelets, and tunicates.
mammalia
warm-blooded higher vertebrates
Primate
the chief bishop or archbishop of a province.
Hominid
a primate of a family ( Hominidae ) that includes humans and their fossil ancestors.
Linnaeus
was a Swedish botanist who created the current system for classifying plants and animals.
