classifcation Flashcards
the kingdom made up by bacteria that live in extreme environments
Archaebacteria
a kingdom made up of complex, multicellularorganisms that lack cell walls, can usually move aroun and quickly respond to their enviroments
Animalia
are extremely small single celled organisms that differ from all other living things. lack prokaryoyes. can be divided into two kingdomes: archeabacteria and eubackteria
Bacteria
the division of orgnisms into groups, or classes, beased on specific characteristics
Classification
a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks in descending order of size are life, domain, kingdom, phylun, order, family, genus, and species with class fitting between phylum and order
Class
Any of a large group of animals of the phylum Chordata, having at some stage of development a notochord (flexible spinal column) and nerve cord running along the back, a tail stretching above and behind the anus, and gill slits.
Chordata
an aid that is used to identify organisms and that consists of the answers to a series of questions
Dichotomous Key
In biological taxonomy, a domain (Latin: regio) is the highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain system of taxonomy designed by Carl Woese, an American microbiologist and biophysicist.
Domain
family (Latin: familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks above the rank of genus.
Family
a kingdom made up of nongreen eukaryotic organisms that have no means of movement, reproduce by using spores, and get food by breaking down substances in their surroundings and absorbing the nutriendts
Fungi
is a taxonomic rank used in the biologicalclassification of living and fossil organisms in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family.
Genus
a type of primate characterized by bipedalism, relativy long lower limbs, and lack of a tail; examples inclue humans and their ancestors
Hominid
a type of primate characterized by bipedalism, relativy long lower limbs, and lack of a tail; examples inclue humans and their ancestors
Hominid
The highest classification into which living organisms are grouped in Linnean taxonomy, ranking above a phylum. One widely accepted system of classification divides life into five kingdoms: prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants, and animals. See Table at taxonomy.
Kingdom
The highest classification into which living organisms are grouped in Linnean taxonomy, ranking above a phylum. One widely accepted system of classification divides life into five kingdoms: prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants, and animals. See Table at taxonomy.
Linnaeus
