8A Taxonomy Vocabulary

Match the following

• taxonomy

• taxanomic categorie; Example: Species

• species

• the science of naming and grouping organisms

• hierarchal

• the evolutionary history of an organism

• taxa

• a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring; in biological classifications, the lowest taxonomic rank

• phylogeny

• relating to a system of persons or things ranked one above the other

Match the following

• cladogram

• the process of placing items into groups

• cladistics

• a two-word naming system that uses genus and species to create a scientific name

• binomial nomenclature

• a system of classification that uses evolutionary relationships to group organisms

• classification

• a branching, treelike diagram used to illustrate evolutionary relationships among organisms

in biological classification, the highest taxonomic rank. (highlighted in yellow)

in biological classification, a taxonomic rank is below the highest rank. (highlighted in yellow)

a biological classification in the taxonomic rank. (highlighted in yellow)

a biological classification in the taxonomic rank. (highlighted in yellow)

a biological classification in the taxonomic rank. (highlighted in yellow)

a biological classification in the taxonomic rank. (highlighted in yellow)

a biological classification in the taxonomic rank. (highlighted in yellow)

a biological classification in the taxonomic rank. (highlighted in yellow)