Human-like primates that include New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, and hominoids.

Primate characteristic of having a thumb that can cross the palm and meet the other fingertips.

Long muscular tail used as a fifth limb for grasping and wrapping around objects.

Group of mammals including lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans that evolved from a common ancestor.

Early African hominid, genus that had both apelike and human-like characteristics.

Ability to walk on two legs, leaves arms and hands free for other activities such as hunting, protecting young, and using tools.

Modern form of Homo sapiens that spread throughout Europe between 35,000 to 40,000 years ago..

Group of primates that can walk upright on two legs.

Archaic Homo sapiens that lived from 35,000 to 100,000 years ago in Europe, Asian, and the Middle East.

Binomial nomenclature

Two-word system developed by Carlos Linnaeus to name species; the first word identifies the genus of the organism, the second word is often a descriptive word that describes a characteristic of the organism.

Taxonomic grouping of similar orders.

Grouping of objects or information based on similarities.

Taxonomic grouping of similar classes; term used instead of phyla by plant taxonomists.

Next larger taxon in the biological classification system.

First word of a two-part scientific name used to identify a group of similar species.

Taxon of similar phyla or divisions

Taxonomic grouping of similar families.

Taxonomic grouping of similar classes.

Second word that describes a characteristic of the organism

Branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies of their different characteristics.

Biological classification system based on phylogeny; assumes that as groups of organism diverge and evolve from a common ancestral group, they retain derived traits.

Branching diagram that models the phylogeny of a species based on the derived traits of a group of organisms.

Group of prokaryotes with strong cell walls and a variety of structures may be autotrpohs or heterotrophs.

Group of unicellular or multicellular heterotrophic eukaryotes that do not move from place to place.

Evolutionary history of a species based on comparative relationships of structures and comparisons of modern life forms with fossils.

Diverse group of multicellular or unicellular eukaryotes that lack complex organ systems and live in moist environments; may be autotrophic or heterotrophic.

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Vocab. chapter 16&17

Term	Definition
Anthropoid	Human-like primates that include New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, and hominoids.
Opposable thumb	Primate characteristic of having a thumb that can cross the palm and meet the other fingertips.
Prehensile tail	Long muscular tail used as a fifth limb for grasping and wrapping around objects.
Primate	Group of mammals including lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans that evolved from a common ancestor.
Australopithecine	Early African hominid, genus that had both apelike and human-like characteristics.
Bipedal	Ability to walk on two legs, leaves arms and hands free for other activities such as hunting, protecting young, and using tools.
Cro-Magnon	Modern form of Homo sapiens that spread throughout Europe between 35,000 to 40,000 years ago..
Hominoid	Group of primates that can walk upright on two legs.
Neandertal	Archaic Homo sapiens that lived from 35,000 to 100,000 years ago in Europe, Asian, and the Middle East.
Binomial nomenclature	Two-word system developed by Carlos Linnaeus to name species; the first word identifies the genus of the organism, the second word is often a descriptive word that describes a characteristic of the organism.
Class	Taxonomic grouping of similar orders.
Classification	Grouping of objects or information based on similarities.
Division	Taxonomic grouping of similar classes; term used instead of phyla by plant taxonomists.
Family	Next larger taxon in the biological classification system.
Genus	First word of a two-part scientific name used to identify a group of similar species.
Kingdom	Taxon of similar phyla or divisions
Order	Taxonomic grouping of similar families.
Phylum	Taxonomic grouping of similar classes.
Specific epithet	Second word that describes a characteristic of the organism
Taxonomy	Branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies of their different characteristics.
Cladistics	Biological classification system based on phylogeny; assumes that as groups of organism diverge and evolve from a common ancestral group, they retain derived traits.
Cladogram	Branching diagram that models the phylogeny of a species based on the derived traits of a group of organisms.
Eubacteria	Group of prokaryotes with strong cell walls and a variety of structures may be autotrpohs or heterotrophs.
Fungus	Group of unicellular or multicellular heterotrophic eukaryotes that do not move from place to place.
Phylogeny	Evolutionary history of a species based on comparative relationships of structures and comparisons of modern life forms with fossils.
Protist	Diverse group of multicellular or unicellular eukaryotes that lack complex organ systems and live in moist environments; may be autotrophic or heterotrophic.

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