Duplicate of Classification Vocabulary

unicellular, multicellular, or colonial eukaryote whose cell walls may contain cellulose; plant, animal, or funguslike

Linnaeu's system of naming organisms; gives scientific 2-word Latin name to each species

prokaryotes whose cell wall does not contain peptidologycan

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

inherited morphological or biochemical feature that varies among species and can be used to determine patterns of descen

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

taxonomic group that contains related families

unicellular or multicellular eukaryote that is stationary, absorbs nutrients from organic materials in the environment

evolutionary history of a species

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

the structure and form of an organism or one of its parts

taxonomic method that models evolutionary relationships based on shared derieved characteristics and phylogenetic trees

historical developement of a group of organisms

diagram w branches that represents hypothesized phylogeny or evolution of a species; uses bioinformatics, morph study

taxonomic group of closely related species with a common ancestor

taxonomic group of one or more kingdoms

taxonomic group that contains one or more related orders

taxonomic group of related classes

taxonomic group of related phyla or divisions

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

pick one.

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

model that uses comparisons of DNA sequences to estimate phylogeny and rate of evolutionary changes