Classification Vocab. Flashcards
Classification
The way you would organise something.
Taxonomy
It is a branch of science concerned with classification.
Kingdom
A kingdom is a smallest group of species.
Phylum
A code of genetics that holds fungi, algae and plants.
Class
It is a group in between phylum and order.
Order
It is a group in between Family and class.
Family
It is a group of subfamilies and in between order and genus.
Species
It is a fundamental group of organisms.
Animalia
It is the highest Taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped.
Chorodata
A group of animals with a brain enclosed in a skull.
Mammalia
It is a class that included Mammals.
Primates
A group that includes lemurs, monkeys, apes and humans.
Hominids
A class containing apes and humans.
Linnaeus
He is a person who created Taxonomy System.
Dichotomous Key
It is a key that shows how one organism branched off from another.