flashcards

Question 1

Classification

Answer 1

Scientists group living organisms.

Question 2

Taxonomy

Answer 2

Naming groups of biological organisms.

Question 3

Binomial nomenclature

Answer 3

Naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts.

Question 4

Taxon

Answer 4

A taxonomic group of any rank.

Question 5

Genus

Answer 5

Below a family and above a species level

Question 6

Family

Answer 6

It is classified between order and genus.

Question 7

Order

Answer 7

Used in the classification of organisms.

Question 8

Class

Answer 8

Taxonomic rank below the phylum and above the order.

Question 9

Phylum

Answer 9

Taxonomic rank below Kingdom and above Class.

Question 10

Division

Answer 10

A taxonomic rank.

Question 11

Kingdom

Answer 11

Grouping together all forms of life.

Question 12

Domain

Answer 12

The highest taxonomic rank.

Question 13

Phylogeny

Answer 13

Evolutionary development of an organ or other part of an organism.

Question 14

Characters

Answer 14

Observable feature, or trait, of an organism.

Question 15

Molecular clock

Answer 15

Term for a technique that uses the mutation rate of Biomolecules.

Question 16

Cladistics

Answer 16

Classification of animals and plants.

Question 17

Cladogram

Answer 17

A branching diagram showing the relationship between a number of species.

Question 18

Archaea

Answer 18

Unicellular microorganisms that is genetically distinct from Bacteria and Eukaryotes.

Question 19

Protists

Answer 19

Eukaryotic organisms that cannot be classified as a plant, animal, or fungus.

Question 20

Fungus

Answer 20

Diverse group of eukaryotic single-celled that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic material.