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Classification
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a key for the identification of organisms based on a series of choices between alternative characters | dichotomous key |
| the science of naming and grouping organisms | taxonomy (systematics) |
| the two-word naming system in which each organism is given a genus name and species name | binomial nomenclature |
| the most inclusive taxonomy category | domain |
| the largest and most inclusive group in the Linnaean classification system | Kingdom |
| a group of similar classes | Phylum |
| a group of similar orders | Class |
| a group of similar genera (genus plural) | Family |
| a group of similar species | Genus |
| a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring | species |
| Domain of unicellular prokaryotic organisms that do not have peptidoglycan in their cell walls | Archae (Kingdom Archaeabacteria) |
| Domain of unicellular prokaryotic organisms that have peptidoglycan in their cell walls | Bacteria (Kingdom Eubacteria) |
| Domain that consists of all organisms that have a nucleus | Eukarya |
| kingdom composed of eukaryotes that are not classified as plants, animals, or fungi | Kingdom Protista |
| taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals; made up of eukaryotic, multicellular heterotrophic organisms | Kingdom Animalia |
| the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants; , eukaryotic, multicellular, autotrophic organisms with cellulose-containing cell walls | Kingdom Plantae |
| kingdom composed of heterotrophs; absorptive heterotrophs which obtain nutrients by decomposing dead and decaying organic material | Kingdom Fungi |
| a picture that shows evolutionary relationships between groups of organisms | cladogram |
| the study of how living and extinct organisms are related | phylogeny |
| a trait that developed in the most recent common ancestor of a lineage and was passed down to all of its descendents | derived character |