classification

Question 1

process by which scientist group living organisms

Answer 1

classification

Question 2

defining and naming groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics

Answer 2

taxonomy

Question 3

two names also called descriptors or epithets

Answer 3

binomial nomenclature

Question 4

any rank species or class

Answer 4

taxon

Question 5

taxonomic rank used in biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses in biology

Answer 5

genus

Question 6

one of the eight major taxonomic ranks

Answer 6

family

Question 7

taxonomic rank used in classification of organisms and recognized by the nomenclature code

Answer 7

order

Question 8

taxonomic rank as well as a taxonomic unit a taxon in that rank

Answer 8

class

Question 9

level of classification or taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class

Answer 9

phylum

Question 10

rank equivalent to phylum

Answer 10

division

Question 11

living organisms are grouped in linnean taxonomy ranking above phylum

Answer 11

kingdom

Question 12

superkingdom or empire is the highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three domain system of taxonomy

Answer 12

domain

Question 13

organisms based on their assumed evolutionary histories and relationships

Answer 13

phylogeny

Question 14

feature or trait of an organism whether acquired or inherited

Answer 14

characters

Question 15

mutation rate of biomolecules to deduce the time in prehistory when two or more life forms diverged

Answer 15

molecular clock

Question 16

presumed phylogenetic relationship and evolutionary history of groups of organisms rather then purely on shared features

Answer 16

cladistics

Question 17

diagram showing the cladistic relationship between a number of species

Answer 17

cladogram

Question 18

any of the unicellular microorganisms the is generically distinct from bacteria and Eukaryotas and often inhabiting extreme environmental conditions

Answer 18

archaea

Question 19

Eukaryotic organisms the cannot be classified as a planet animal or fungus

Answer 19

protists

Question 20

living organisms which are classified in their own kingdom

Answer 20

fungus