Biology Classification Key Terms

One of two prokaryotic domains of life.

Bacteria with a similar DNA makeup as eukaryotes but lack the peptidoglycan cell wall.

<p>A member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms lacking organelles and an organized nucleus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The founder of taxonomy, the branch of biology concerned with naming and classifying organisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A taxonomic grouping that includes only a single ancestor and all of its descendants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group of similar orders.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A trait that appears in recent parts of a lineage, but not in its older members.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A taxonomic category that includes one or more kingdoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A kingdom that contains all prokaryotes except archaebacteria.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Domain consisting of all organisms that have a nucleus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group of genera that share many characteristics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A kingdom composed of heterotrophs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A classification grouping that consists of a number of similar, closely related species.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A taxonomic category of the highest rank, grouping together all forms of life having certain fundamental characteristics in common.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group of closely related families.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The major taxonomic group of animals and plants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that are usually green.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A kingdom of unicellular living organisms that are neither animals nor plants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A scientific discipline focused on classifying organisms and determining their evolutionary relationships.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The science of classification; in biology, the process of classifying organisms in categories.</p> Signup and view all the answers