Classification

Question 1

classification

Answer 1

arrangement of animals and plants according to their similarities

Question 2

taxonomy

Answer 2

branch of science concerning classification of organisms

Question 3

binomial nomenclature

Answer 3

the system of naming an organism in which the first part of the name represents the genus and the second represents the species itself

Question 4

taxon

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a taxonomic group of any rank (ex: species, genus)

Question 5

genus

Answer 5

ranks above species and below family

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family

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ranks above genus and below order

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order

Answer 7

ranks above family and below class

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class

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ranks above order and below phylum

Question 9

phylum

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ranks above class and below kingdom

Question 10

division

Answer 10

in plants, the equivalent of phylum

Question 11

kingdom

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ranks above phylum and below domain

Question 12

domain

Answer 12

highest taxonomic rank of organisms

Question 13

phylogeny

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evolutionary history of a kind of organism

Question 14

characters

Answer 14

observable traits or features of an organism

Question 15

molecular clock

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measures evolutionary divergence

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cladistics

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categorizing organisms into groups based on the most recent common ancestor

Question 17

cladogram

Answer 17

branching diagram showing cladistic relationships between organisms

Question 18

archaea

Answer 18

domain of single-celled microorganisms; used to be classified as bacteria but classification is outdated

Question 19

protists

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any eukaryotic organism that isn’t a plant, animal, or fungus

Question 20

fungus

Answer 20

eukaryotic organisms that include yeast, mold, mushrooms, etc.