Classification Flashcards
(22 cards)
The division of organisms into groups , or classes, based on specific characteristics.
Classification
The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms.
Taxonomy
First Highest
Kingdom
Second Highest
Phylum
Seventh Highest
Class
Third Highest
Order
Fourth Highest
Family
Fifth Highest
Genus
Six HIghest
Species
A kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls, can usually move around and quickly respond to their environments.
Anamalia
Animals possessing a notochord , AKA a spine.
Chordata
1 of the five kingdoms of life
Mammalia
Humans, apes, and monkeys
Primate
Humans and their ancestors
Hominid
He layout foundation for modern biology
Linnaeus
A way of naming animals
Dichotomous Key
Higher than kingdom
Domain
Kingdom of micro-organisms
Archaebacteria
1 of five kingdoms of life, starts with a B.
Bacteria
1 of the five kingdoms of life, starts with Pr
Protista
1 of the five kingdoms of life, starts with F
Fungi
1 of the five kingdoms of life, starts with Pl
Plantae