classification Flashcards
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the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics.
classification
the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms systematics.
taxonomy
grouping together all forms of life having certain fundamental characteristics in common.
kingdom
a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom.
phylum
the ranks in descending order of size are life, domain
class
a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and recognized by the nomenclature codes.
order
it is classified between order and genus.
family
it’s a taxonomic group covering more than one species.
genus
A group of closely related organisms that are very similar to each other and are usually capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
species
the animals are multicellular and eukaryotic organisms, which are heterotrophic .
animalia
a group of animals having at some stage of development a notochord, gill slits, and a dorsal tubular nerve cord.
chordata
All female mammals nurse their young with milk, secreted from the mammary glands.
mammalia
the new world monkeys, Old World monkeys, and apes including humans.
primate
Any of various primates of the family Hominidae.
hominid
he was a Swedish botanist who created the current system for classifying plants and animals.
linnaeus
is constructed using contrasting characteristics to divide the organisms.
dichotomous key
is the highest taxonomic rank of organisms.
domain
they are primitive bacteria microorganisms that have one cell and live in environments that are severe.
archaebacteria
they are microscopic living organisms.
bacteria
A kingdom consisting of unicellular or simple multicellular organisms that possess nuclei and cannot be classified as animals.
protista
they are parasites on living organisms or that feed upon dead organic material.
fungi
they are the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped.
plantae
