Classification

Question 1

Classification

Answer 1

Putting organisms into categories.

Question 2

Taxonomy

Answer 2

The study of the classification of organisms.

Question 3

Binomial nomenclature

Answer 3

A 2 part naming system.

Question 4

Taxon

Answer 4

A taxonomic level or rank.

Question 5

Genus

Answer 5

A taxonomic level, a part of the Binomial nomenclature.

Question 6

Family

Answer 6

A taxonomic level, a step above genus. (as you go up (less specific))

Question 7

Order

Answer 7

A taxonomic level, a step above family. (less specific)

Question 8

Class

Answer 8

A taxonomic level, a step above order.

Question 9

Phylum

Answer 9

A taxonomic level. A step above class.

Question 10

Kingdom

Answer 10

A taxonomic level. Animal, Plantae, Protist, Fungi, Bacteria/Archae

Question 11

Domain

Answer 11

A taxonomic level. Eukaryotic vs Prokaryotic

Question 12

Phylogeny

Answer 12

A part of biology that deals with Phylogenesis (or the evolutionary development.

Question 13

Characters

Answer 13

Any observable quality.

Question 14

Molecular Clock

Answer 14

Technique that uses the mutation rate of bio molecules to determine the time in pre history when two or more life forms emerged.

Question 15

Cladistics

Answer 15

A method of classification of animals and plants according to measurable characteristics.

Question 16

Cladogram

Answer 16

A branching diagram showing the cladistic relationship between a number of species.

Question 17

Archaea

Answer 17

Any unicellular micro organism that is genetically distinct from bacteria and eukaryotes.

Question 18

Protists

Answer 18

Eukaryotic organisms that cannot be classified as an animal, plant or fungus.

Question 19

Fungus

Answer 19

Lack most plant like features, roots, stems, leaves, flowers. They decompose things.