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Chapter 17
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Binomial Nomenclature-pg 488 | exchange of matter though the biosphere involving living organisms, which gives a specific two-word Latin name to each species. |
Class - pg 488 | taxonomic group that contains one or more related orders. |
Classification - pg 484 | grouping of organisms or objects based on a set of criteria that helps organize, communicate, and retain information. |
Division - pg 488 | taxonomic term used instead of phylum to group related classes of plants and bacteria. |
Domain - pg 488 | taxonomic group of one or more kingdoms. |
Family - pg 487 | taxonomic group of similar, related genera that is smaller than a genus and larger than an order. |
Genus - pg 487 | taxonomic group of closely related species with a common ancestor. |
Kingdom - pg 488 | taxonomic group of related phyla or divisions. |
Order - pg 488 | taxonomic group that contains related families. |
Phylum - pg 488 | taxonomic group of related classes. |
Taxon - pg 487 | named group of organisms, such as a phylum, genus, or species. |
Taxonomy - pg 485 | branch of biology that identifies, names, and classifies species based on their natural relationships. |
Character - pg 492 | inherited morphological or biochemical feature that varies among species and can be used to determine patterns of descent. |
Cladistics - pg 495 | taxonomic method that models evolutionary relationships based on shared derived characters and phylogenetic trees. |
Cladogram - pg 496 | diagram with branches that represents the hypothesized phylogeny or evolution of a species or group; uses bioinformatics, morphological studies, and information from DNA studies. |
Molecular Clock - 495 | model that uses comparisons of DNA sequences to estimate phylogeny and rate of evolutionary change. |
Phylogeny - pg 491 | evolutionary history of a species. |
Archaea - pg 500 | the species classified in Domain Archaea, are thought to be more ancient than bacteria and yet more closely related to eukaryotic ancestors. |
Fungus - pg 501 | unicellular or multicellular eukaryote that is stationary, absorbs nutrients from organic materials in the environment, and has cell walls that contain chitin. |
Protist - pg 501 | unicellular, multicellular, or colonial eukaryotic whose cell walls may contain cellulose; can be plant like, animal-like, or funguslike. |