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
The highest classification of a living organism
Kingdom
2nd Highest
Phylum
3rd highest
Class
4th highest
Order
5th highest
Family
6th highest
Genus
7th highest
Species
A kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls, can usually move around, and quickly respond to their envoirment
Animalia
Animals possessing a notochord/Spine
Chordata
1 of the five kingdoms of life, starts with M
Mammalia
Humans, Apes, and Monkeys
Primate
Humans and their ancestors
Hominid
He layout foundation for modern boilogy
Linnaeus
A way of naming animals
Dichotomous Key
Higher than kingdom
Domain
Kingdom of micro-organisms
Archaebacteria
1 of the five kingdoms of life, starts with 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