Classification Flashcards
The division of organisms into groups,or classes based on specific characteristics
Classification
The science of describing, naming and classifying organisms.
Taxonomy
Kingdoms are the largest, most general groups
Kingdom
A group of living creatures which are just like each other.
Phylum
It is further classification where they group one or more orders an example of one of these groups is mammalia.
Class
These are characteristics of animals in a group that is smaller in class like Carnivora
order
They are an extremely close group, like lions and a cat
Family
They are one of the closest group of animals like wolf and a dog
genus
animals that can produce fertile offspring
species
A kingdom that contains every animal.
Animalia
A phylum that contains animals with hollow nerve chords most have a backbone
Chordata
A class of animal that nurses their young and have a backbone.
Mammalia
A group of animals that have opposable thumbs.
Primate
A genus that contains animals that are bipedal.
Hominid
He simplified the naming of living things by giving each living animal a two-part scientific name
Linnaeus