Chapter 9 Classification
The arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on their similarities and presumed evolutionary relationships Click for Term
Classification The arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on their similarities and presumed evolutionary relationships Click for Term
The most general of the seven levels of classification Click for Term
The most general of the seven levels of classification Kingdom The most general of the seven levels of classification Click for Term
The level of classification after kingdom Click for Term
The level of classification after kingdom Phylum The level of classification after kingdom Click for Term
The level of classification after phylum Click for Term
The level of classification after phylum Click for Term
The level of classification after class Click for Term
The level of classification after class Order The level of classification after class Click for Term
The level of classification after order Click for Term
The level of classification after order Family The level of classification after order Click for Term
The level of classification after family Click for Term
The level of classification after family Genus The level of classification after family Click for Term
The most specific of the seven levels of classification; characterized by a group of organisms that can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring Click for Term
Species The most specific of the seven levels of classification; characterized by a group of organisms that can mate with one another to produce fertile offspring Click for Term
The science of identifying, classifying and naming living things Click for Term
The science of identifying, classifying and naming living things Taxonomy The science of identifying, classifying and naming living things Click for Term
An aid to identifying unknown organisms that consists of several pairs of descriptive statements; of each pair of statements, only one will apply to the unknown organism, and that will lead to another set of statements, and so on, until the unknown organism can be identified Click for Term
Dichotomous key Click for Term An aid to identifying unknown organisms that consists of several pairs of descriptive statements; of each pair of statements, only one will apply to the unknown organism, and that will lead to another set of statements, and so on, until the unknown organism can be identified Click for Term
A classification kingdom that contains ancient bacteria that thrive in extreme environments Click for Term
Archaebacteria A classification kingdom that contains ancient bacteria that thrive in extreme environments Click for Term
A classification kingdom containing mostly free-living bacteria found in many varied environments Click for Term
Eubacteria A classification kingdom containing mostly free-living bacteria found in many varied environments Click for Term
A kingdom of eukaryotic single-celled or simple, multicellular organisms; contains all eukaryotes that are not plants, animals or fungi Click for Term
Protista A kingdom of eukaryotic single-celled or simple, multicellular organisms; contains all eukaryotes that are not plants, animals or fungi Click for Term
The kingdom that contains complex multicellular organisms that are usually green and use the sun’s energy to make sugar by photosynthesis Click for Term
Plantae The kingdom that contains complex multicellular organisms that are usually green and use the sun’s energy to make sugar by photosynthesis Click for Term
A kingdom of complex organisms that obtain food by breaking down other substances in their surroundings and absorbing the nutrients Click for Term
Fungi A kingdom of complex organisms that obtain food by breaking down other substances in their surroundings and absorbing the nutrients Click for Term
The classification kingdom containing complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls, are usually able to move about, and possess nervous systems that help them be aware of and react to their surroundings Click for Term
Animalia The classification kingdom containing complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls, are usually able to move about, and possess nervous systems that help them be aware of and react to their surroundings Click for Term