wildlife biology Flashcards
classification
the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics.
taxonomy
the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms; systematic.
Binomial nomenclature
the system of nomenclature in which two terms are used to denote a species of living organism, the first one indicating the genus and the second the specific epithet.
taxon
a taxonomic group of any rank, such as a species, family, or class.
genus
a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, and is denoted by a capitalized Latin name, e.g., Leo.
family
all the descendants of a common ancestor.
order
the arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.
class
a set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality.
phylum
a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom.
division
the action of separating something into parts, or the process of being separated.
kingdom
a realm associated with or regarded as being under the control of a particular person or thing.
domain
an area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government.
phylogeny
the branch of biology that deals with phylogenesis.
characters
the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.
molecular clock
the average rate at which a species’ genome accumulates mutations, used to measure their evolutionary divergence and in other calculations.
