ecology vocab Flashcards
classification
the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics
taxonomy
the classification of something, especially organisms.
kingdom
The highest classification into which living organisms are grouped into
phylum
a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom
class
a taxonomic rank just under phylum
order
a taxonomic rank just under class
family
a taxonomic ranked above genus and below order
genus
a taxonomic rank above species and below family
species
a taxonomic rank at the very bottom
animalia
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom
chordata
animals having at least at some stage of development a notochord
mammalia
any of a class Mammalia of warm-blooded higher vertebrates
primate
a mammal of an order that includes the lemurs, bushbabies, tarsiers, marmosets, monkeys, apes, and humans
hominid
a primate of a family
Linnaeus
Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist who created the current system for classifying plants and animals
Dichotomous Key
A dichotomous key is a tool that allows the user to determine the identity of items in the natural world
Domain
an area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government
Archaebacteria
microorganisms that are similar to bacteria in size and simplicity of structure but radically different in molecular organization
bacteria
Bacteria are microscopic living organisms, usually one-celled, that can be found everywhere
Protista
Protoctista A kingdom consisting of unicellular or simple multicellular organisms that possess nuclei and cannot be classified as animals
fungi
any of a large division Eumycota of thallophytes, including molds, mildews, mushrooms
plantae
the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants
