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SLSBio11TaxonomyTZ
SLS Bio11 Taxonomy TZ
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Binomial Nomenclature | Is a form of naming species by giving each organism a two part name that is almost always Latin based |
| Biochemical Relationship | Is the distance between organisms measured by their biochemistry (genetics) |
| Class | Mammalia - Nurse Offspring |
| Embryological Relationship | The similarities between organisms in their early stages of life |
| Eukaryotic Cell | The most familiar type of cell structure. Typically plant and animal cells. |
| Evolutionary Relationship | The patterns and relationships of growing and developing organsims |
| Family | Hominidae - Walk Upright |
| Genus | Homo - Human |
| Homologous Structures | For example a same bone found in a few different species that indicate a common ancestor |
| Kingdom | Animalia - Ingest Food, Multicellular, no cell wall |
| Order | Primates - High Level Of Intelligence |
| Phylum | Chordata - Spinal Cord |
| Prokaryotic Cell | Chromosome but no nucleus. Lack many other usual cell parts Example: Bacteria |
| Species | A group of organisms that are capable of breeding |
| Sub-Phylum | A category ranking below phylum but above class |
| Taxonomy / Taxon | The classification of organisms |