classification unit vocab

Question 1

classification

Answer 1

where scientists group living organisms

Question 2

Taxonomy

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the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms; systematic.

Question 3

Binomial nomenclature

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the system of nomenclature in which two terms are used to denote a species of living organism, the first one indicating the genus and the second the specific epithet

Question 4

Taxon

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a taxonomic group of any rank, such as a species, family, or class.

Question 5

Genus

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a class of things that have common characteristics and that can be divided into subordinate kinds.

Question 6

Family

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is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks above the rank of genus

Question 7

Order

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is a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and recognized by the nomenclature codes. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family.

Question 8

Class

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is a taxonomic rank, as well as a taxonomic unit, a taxon, in that rank. Other well-known ranks in descending order of size are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, and species, with class fitting between phylum and order.

Question 9

Phylum

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is a level of classification or taxonomic rank below Kingdom and above Class. Traditionally, in botany the term division has been used instead of phylum, although the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants accepts the terms as equivalent

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Division

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is a rhetorical style that, in essay format, takes a whole and splits it up into parts and then places the divided information into various categories.

Question 11

Kingdom

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into which living organisms are grouped in Lineman taxonomy, ranking above a phylum.

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Domain

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also super kingdom or empire, is the highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain system of taxonomy designed by Carl Woese, an American microbiologist and biophysicist.

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Phylogeny

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of organisms based on their assumed evolutionary histories and relationships.

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Characters

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is an operation provided by a group of functions in the ANSI C Standard Library for the C programming language

Question 15

Molecular clock

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technique is an important tool in molecular systematics, the use of molecular genetics information to determine the correct scientific classification of organisms or to study variation in selective forces.

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Cladistics

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is an approach to biological classification in which organisms are categorized in groups based on the most recent common ancestor.

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Cladogram

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is a diagram used in cladistics to show relations among organisms.

Question 18

Archaea

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are prokaryotes, meaning they have no cell nucleus. Archaea were initially classified as bacteria, receiving the name archaebacteria

Question 19

Protists

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and the kingdoms of organisms

Question 20

Fungus

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any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single-celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic material in which they grow