Taxonomy and Classification Vocabulary

What is Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species?

• Species

• Taxonomy

• System of Classification

• Dichotomous Key

What is a detailed list of traits used to identify specific organisms?

• Species

• Law of Superposition

• Taxonomy

• Dichotomous Key

scientific study of how living things are classified

• taxonomy

• classification

• biodiversity

• species

system for naming organisms in which each organism is given a unique, two-part scientific name consisting of genus and species

• binomial nomenclature

• genus

• species

• taxonomy

process of grouping things based on their similarities

• classification

• binomial nomenclature

• taxnomy

• biodiversity

The first and largest category in the scientific classification of organisms is ______________.

• species

• kingdom

• class

• order

A detailed list of characteristics used to identify organisms that using a two question system is called a(an) ____________.

• name key

• phylogeny

• dichotomous key

• taxonomy

organism whose cells contain nuclei

• eukaryotes

• prokaryotes

• autotroph

• heterotroph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

any living thing

• organism

• species

• genus

• autotroph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

a group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce

• species

• genus

• binomial nomenclature

• taxonomy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4