ecology vocab

Question 1

classification

Answer 1

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

Question 2

taxonomy

Answer 2

the classification of something, especially organisms.

Question 3

kingdom

Answer 3

The highest classification into which living organisms are grouped into

Question 4

phylum

Answer 4

a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom

Question 5

class

Answer 5

a taxonomic rank just under phylum

Question 6

order

Answer 6

a taxonomic rank just under class

Question 7

family

Answer 7

a taxonomic ranked above genus and below order

Question 8

genus

Answer 8

a taxonomic rank above species and below family

Question 9

species

Answer 9

a taxonomic rank at the very bottom

Question 10

animalia

Answer 10

Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom

Question 11

chordata

Answer 11

animals having at least at some stage of development a notochord

Question 12

mammalia

Answer 12

any of a class Mammalia of warm-blooded higher vertebrates

Question 13

primate

Answer 13

a mammal of an order that includes the lemurs, bushbabies, tarsiers, marmosets, monkeys, apes, and humans

Question 14

hominid

Answer 14

a primate of a family

Question 15

Linnaeus

Answer 15

Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist who created the current system for classifying plants and animals

Question 16

Dichotomous Key

Answer 16

A dichotomous key is a tool that allows the user to determine the identity of items in the natural world

Question 17

Domain

Answer 17

an area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government

Question 18

Archaebacteria

Answer 18

microorganisms that are similar to bacteria in size and simplicity of structure but radically different in molecular organization

Question 19

bacteria

Answer 19

Bacteria are microscopic living organisms, usually one-celled, that can be found everywhere

Question 20

Protista

Answer 20

Protoctista A kingdom consisting of unicellular or simple multicellular organisms that possess nuclei and cannot be classified as animals

Question 21

fungi

Answer 21

any of a large division Eumycota of thallophytes, including molds, mildews, mushrooms

Question 22

plantae

Answer 22

the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants