Classification Vocabulary

The field of biology that deals with classifying organisms

• domain

• organization

• Archaea

• taxonomy

A group of organisms that share most characteristics and can interbreed to produce fertile offspring

• phylum

• species

• genus

• prokaryote

A group of organisms thought to have evolved from a common ancestor.

• cladogram

• prokaryote

• phylogeny

• clade

The largest group in the modern biological classification system.

• kingdom

• phylum

• genus

• domain

The next level of classification under domain.

• domain

• species

• kingdom

• family

An organism that lacks a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles.

• prokaryote

• eukaryote

Three domains

• Archaea,Bacteria,Eukarya

• Kingdom,Prokaryote,Eukaryote

• Family,Order,Genus

• Animalia,Chordata,Carnivora

Grouping organisms in a way that helps us organize and understand diversity in organisms

• taxonomy

• classification

• binomial nomenclature

• endosymbiosis

Classification system in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name

• clade

• evolution

• binomial nomenclature

• cladogram

An organism whose cells contain a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles

• prokaryote

• eukaryote