Classification of Organisms

Front

Prokaryotes that inhabit harsh environments belong to the kingdom _________.

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Archaebacteria

Front

The basic biological unit of the Linnaean system is __________.

Back

species

Front

A level of organization in the current classification system is called a __________.

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taxon

Front

A _____________________ looks like a family tree and has a branching pattern that indicates how closely related a subset of taxa are thought to be.

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phylogenetic diagram

Front

The characteristics that scientists use in cladistics are __________.

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shared derived characters.

Front

The two main domains of life are __________ and __________.

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Bacteria and Archaea.

Front

The scientific naming system developed by Carl Linnaeus is called __________.

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binomial nomenclature.

Front

Organisms that are multicellular, eukaryotic, and heterotrophic belong to the kingdom __________.

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Animalia.

Front

The classification level above species is __________.

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genus.

Front

A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring is called a __________.

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species.