classification Flashcards
Classification
arrangement of plants and animals in taxonomic groups
taxonomy
the classification or sorting of an organisim
Binomial nomenclature
used to name species
Taxon
taxonomic group, any rank
Genus
a rank above species and below species
Family
above genus below order
Order
biological classification
class
system of ordering
Phylum
above class below kingdom
Division
act of separating
Kingdom
highest category in taxonomic classification
Domain
highest rank
Phylogeny
evolution development of a species
Characters
any viable trait or feature
Molecular Clock
mutation rate
Cladistics
classification by visual traits and characteristics
Cladogram
organization chart shows who evolved where and traits
Archaea
unicellular microorganism
Protists
one of the 5 kingdoms
Fungus
spore producing