Classifying Organisms P22 Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
Sorted into groups based on
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Features they have in common
2
Q
Groups:
A
Species (smallest), genera, families, order, classes, phyla, kingdoms(biggest)
3
Q
Species
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Can breed together
4
Q
Genera
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Have common features
5
Q
Families
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Grouping related genera into families (ex. Cat family)
6
Q
Order
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Group of similar families (ex. Carnivora)
7
Q
Classes
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Orders with common fearures (ex. Mammalia
8
Q
Phyla
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Classes are grouped into phyla (ex. Chordata (all animals without a spinal cord) )
9
Q
Kingdoms
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Ex. The animal kingdom, plant kingdom, kingdom fungi
10
Q
Organisms have a
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Scientific name and a general name
