classification Flashcards
1
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Classification
A
arrangement of plants and animals in taxonomic groups
2
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taxonomy
A
the classification or sorting of an organisim
3
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Binomial nomenclature
A
used to name species
4
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Taxon
A
taxonomic group, any rank
5
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Genus
A
a rank above species and below species
6
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Family
A
above genus below order
7
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Order
A
biological classification
8
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class
A
system of ordering
9
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Phylum
A
above class below kingdom
10
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Division
A
act of separating
11
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Kingdom
A
highest category in taxonomic classification
12
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Domain
A
highest rank
13
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Phylogeny
A
evolution development of a species
14
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Characters
A
any viable trait or feature
15
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Molecular Clock
A
mutation rate
