Classification Vocab

Question 1

Classification

Answer 1

The division of organisms into groups or classes, based on specific characteristics.

Question 2

Taxonomy

Answer 2

The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms.

Question 3

Kingdom that humans belong to

Answer 3

Animalia

Question 4

Phylum that humans belong to

Answer 4

Chordata

Question 5

Class that humans belong to

Answer 5

Mammilia

Question 6

Order that humans belong to

Answer 6

Carnivora

Question 7

Family that humans belong to

Answer 7

Hominidae

Question 8

Genius that humans belong to

Answer 8

Homo

Question 9

Species that humans belong to

Answer 9

Homo Sapiens

Question 10

Animalia

Answer 10

All animals belong to this kingdom.

Question 11

Chordata

Answer 11

All animals in this Phylum have a hollow nerve cord and most have backbones.

Question 12

Mammilia

Answer 12

All animals in this class have a backbone and nurse their young.

Question 13

Primate

Answer 13

A type of mammal with opposable thumbs and binocular vision.

Question 14

Hominid

Answer 14

A type of primate with bipedalism, long lower limbs, and no tail.

Question 15

Linnaeus

Answer 15

Person who worked with Taxonomy.

Question 16

Dichotomous Key

Answer 16

A tool that determines the identity of items in the natural world.

Question 17

Domain

Answer 17

A classification that seperates cellular life forms into archaea, bacteria, or eukaryote

Question 18

Archaebacteria

Answer 18

Something similar in size to bacteria but is different in molecular organization.

Question 19

Bacteria

Answer 19

A type of biological cell.

Question 20

Protista

Answer 20

A kingdom that are different from plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi

Question 21

Fungi

Answer 21

a eukaryotic organism.

Question 22

Plantae

Answer 22

A kingdom of complex organisms that are usually green, and cannot move.