Classification Vocabulary Quiz

grouping of organisms or objects based on a set of criteria that helps organize, communicate and retain information

• classification

• taxonomy

• kingdom

• domain

Linnaeus's system of naming organisms, which gives a scientific two-word Latin name to each species-the first part is the genus name and the second is the specific epithet

• classification

• binomial nomenclature

• character

• order

branch of biology that identifies, names, and classifies species based on their natural relationships

• phylogeny

• family

• taxonomy

• classification

named group of organisms, such as a phylum, genus, or species

• taxon

• domain

• binomial nomenclature

• cladogram

taxonomic group of closely related species with a common ancester

• taxon

• cladogram

• character

• genus

taxonomic group of similar, related genera that is smaller than an order and larger than a genus

• family

• order

• classification

• divsion

taxonomic group that contains related families

• genus

• order

• domain

• character

taxonomic group that contains one or more related orders

• class

• taxonomy

• character

• taxon

taxonomic group of related classes

• genus

• class

• phylum

• binomial nomenclature

taxonomic term used instead of phylum to group related classes of plants and bacteria

• division

• family

• taxon

• cladogram