classification Flashcards
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Classification
the assignment of organism to groups within a system.
taxonomy
the science or technique of classification
kingdom
a taxonomic category of the highest rank
phylum
primary subdivision of a taxonomic kingdom
class
a social stratum sharing basic economic
order
formal disposition
family
the classification lower than an order and higher than a genus
genius
distinctive character or spirit, as of a nation, period, or language
species
a group of organism that share a common ancestor
animalia
the taxonomic kingdom comprising all animals.
chordata
the phylum comprising the chordates
mammalia
any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair
primate
Humans, monkeys, apes, and more
hominid
the ability of walking on 2 legs
linnaeus
plants and animals have traditionally been classified by the structure of their bodies
dichotomous Key
a tool that determines the identity
Domain
A division of organisms that ranks above a kingdom in systems of classification that are based on shared similarities in DNA
Archaebacteria
a group of microorganisms, including the methanogens and certain halophiles and thermoacidophiles
bacteria
a one celled organism
protista
a taxonomic kingdom
fungi
a taxonomic kingdom, or in some classification schemes a division of the kingdom Plantae
plantae
a taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants
