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Taxonomy
Picture Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Binomial Nomenclature | The system of naming organisms scientifically, developed by Carolus Linnaeus consists of genus and species names. |
Kingdom | The highest level of taxonomic classification beneath that of the three domains. |
Phylum | The taxonomic level below kingdom and above class |
Class | The taxonomic class below phylum and above order |
Order | The taxonomic class below class and above genus |
Family | The taxonomic class below order and above genus. |
Genus | The taxonomic level below family and above species. |
Species | A group of organisms that can interbreed to generate fertile offspring |
Cladogram | A branching diagram representing a hypothesis about the evolutionary descent of groups of organisms from a common ancestor. |
Dichotomous Key | A tool used to classify an organism through a series of questions with only two possible answers. |
Ancestry | The lineage of successive parents and offspring that leads to an organism or species |
Cladistics | A classification system based on shared characteristics between groups of organisms and their common ancestor. |
Heterotroph | An organism that must consume other organisms for energy |
Autotroph | An organism that obtains its energy through an abiotic source. |
Chemotropic | An organism that can produce its own nourishment through the process of oxidizing inorganic compounds |
Prokaryotic cell | Cell lacking a nucleus or any other membrane bound organelle |
Eukaryotic cell | A cell with a nucleus and membrane bound organelles |
Phylogeny | The evolutionary development of a species |
Protista | Primarily one celled; lack specialized tissue systems |
Photosynthesis | Euglena (protist), willow tree, and certain bacteria all carry out what |
Monophyletic Group | All species that descended from a common answer |
Clade | A common ancestor and all its descendants, living or extinct. |
Node | The place where ancestral lineage splits |
Derived characters | characteristics shared by members of a clade and only members of that clade. |