new flashcards for wildlife

Question 1

Classification

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Grouping of organisms or objects based on a set of criteria that helps organize, communicate, and retain information

Question 2

Taxonomy

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Branch of biology that identifies, names, and classifies species based on their natural relationships

Question 3

Binomial Nomenclature

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Linnaeus system of naming organisms which gives a scientific two word Latin name to each species, the first part if the genus name and the second the specific epithet

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Taxon

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Taxonomic group of any rank such as a species, family, or class

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Genus

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Biological classification ranking between family and species

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Family

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Taxonomic rank in the classification of organisms between genus and order

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Order

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Taxonomic rank used in classifying organisms

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Class

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Taxonomic rank consisting of organisms that share a common attribute

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Phylum

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Principle taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom

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Division

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Rank that is treated as a division of genus or subgenus is deemed to be of subgeneric rank for the purposes of nomenclature

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Kingdom

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Taxonomic rank that is composed of smaller groups called phyla

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Domain

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Highest taxonomic rank in the hierarchical biological classification system

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Phylogeny

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Branch of biology that deals with phylogenesis

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Characters

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Any observable feature, trait, of an organism, whether acquired or inherited

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Molecular Clock

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Technique that uses the mutation rate of biomolecules to deduce the time in prehistory when two or more life forms diverged

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Cladistics

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Describes evolutionary relationships and places organisms into monophyletic groups called clades

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Cladogram

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Evolutionary tree that diagrams the ancestral relationships among organisms

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Archaea

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Any of a group of single celled prokaryotic organisms

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Protists

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Any eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, plant, or fungus

Question 20

Fungus

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Member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds as well as the more familiar mushrooms