Taxonomy and classification

Question 1

what is taxonomy

Answer 1

classifying organisms and assigning them a universal name

Question 2

binomial nomenclature

Answer 2

2 part scientific name; genus and species are used

Question 3

genus

Answer 3

closely related species

Question 4

species

Answer 4

group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offsprings

Question 5

Kingdom

Answer 5

largest taxonomic group with largest phyla

Question 6

Phylum

Answer 6

group of closely related classes

Question 7

Class

Answer 7

group of similar orders

Question 8

Order

Answer 8

group of similar families

Question 9

Family

Answer 9

group of genus that shared similar characteristics

Question 10

species

Answer 10

group of organisms that can interbreed to form fertile offspring

Question 11

most closely related
least closely related

Answer 11

species
kingdom

Question 12

convergent evolution

Answer 12

unrelated organisms independently evolve similarities when adapting to similar environments

Question 13

evolutionary classification

Answer 13

grouping organisms together based on their evolutionary history

Question 14

phylogeny

Answer 14

presumed evolutionary history