Taxonomy and Classification Vocabulary
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- Q1A phylogenetic classification system that uses shared derived characters and ancestry as the sole criterion for grouping taxa.KingdomEvolutionCladisticsInheritance30s
- Q2The evolutionary history of a species or group of related speciesTaxonomySpeciesGenerationsPhylogeny30s
- Q3Classification tool used in identifying organisms or materialsTaxonomyDichotomous keyNamingGrouping30s
- Q4a branching tree depicting evolutionary relationships among organismsFamily TreeTree of LifeKingdom TreeCladogram/phylogenetic tree30s
- Q5Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific nameCategorizingGroupingCommon NameBinomial nomenclature30s
- Q6to organize living organisms in a meaningful wayPutting in OrderGroupingFilePurpose of taxonomic system30s
- Q7Parts of the classification that make up the scientific name of every organismKingdom and SpeciesGenus and SpeciesClass and OrderKingdom and Phylum30s
- Q8Correct order of the levels of classification from least specific to most specificD, K, P, F, O, C, G, SS, G, F, O, C, P, K, DD, K, P, C, O, F, G, SK, P, D, C, O, F, G, S30s
- Q9states that eukaryotic cells came to exist because some organelles joined together to benefit one anotherEndosymbiotic theoryTheory of LifeTheory of EvolutionTheory of Taxonomy30s
- Q10life form made up of more than one cellmulticelluarsingle celledsimpleunicellular30s
- Q11unable to produce their own food, must consume energyheterotrophicautotrophicplandproducer30s
- Q12utilize energy from the sun to produce foodautotrophconsumeranimalheterotroph30s
- Q13group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspringkingdomclassphylumspecies30s
- Q14A taxonomic category above the kingdom level. The three domains are Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya.phylumfamilyspeciesdomain30s