classification vocab

Question 1

classification

Answer 1

the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics

Question 2

taxonomy

Answer 2

branch of science that deals with classification of organisms

Question 3

binomial nomenclature

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

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

Question 5

genus

Answer 5

used to classify living and fossil organisms

Question 6

family

Answer 6

between order and genus

Question 7

order

Answer 7

between class and family

Question 8

class

Answer 8

between phylum and order

Question 9

phylum

Answer 9

between kingdom and class

Question 10

division

Answer 10

below kingdom/ has 1+ related classes

Question 11

kingdom

Answer 11

all forms of life having characteristics in common

Question 12

domain

Answer 12

highest rank of organisms (have 3 groupings)

Question 13

phylogeny

Answer 13

evolutionary history of taxonomic group of organisms

Question 14

characters

Answer 14

observable feature of an organism

Question 15

molecular clock

Answer 15

changes in amino acid sequences of proteins that take place during evolution and speciation

Question 16

cladistics

Answer 16

classification of organisms based on branchings of descendant lineages from a common ancestor

Question 17

cladogram

Answer 17

treelike diagram used to illustrate evolutionary relationships among organisms

Question 18

archaea

Answer 18

Any of various prokaryotic microorganisms of the domain Archaea, being genetically distinct from bacteria and often living in habitats with extreme environmental conditions such as high temperature or salinity.

Question 19

protists

Answer 19

any organisms that are not plants, animals, bacteria or fungi

Question 20

fungus

Answer 20

eukaryotic protists that are characterized by absense of chlorophyll and have a cell wall