Grouping species together Flashcards
What is artificial classification
Artificial classification is the ordering of organisms into groups on the basis of non-evolutionary features (e.g. the grouping together of plants according to the number and situation of their stamens, styles, and stigmas
or animals size ,number of legs colour
Phylogenetic classification
A phylogenetic classification system attempts to arrange species into groups based on their evolutionary origins and relationships.
arranges species into groups using shared features derived from ancestors
arranges group into hierarchy in which groups are put into larger composite groups with no overlap
taxonomy ranks
think mnemonic
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species
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