Taxonomy meanings
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- Created on: 13-09-15 18:43
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- Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- 5 Kingdoms - Animalia Plantae Fungi Protoctista Prokaryotae
- Based on what their cells are like.
- Phylum
- A large grouping of all the classes that share common features
- Grouping related organisms together
- Class
- Grouping similar organisms that have more characteristics in common than do members of a phylum e.g. insecta (insects)
- Order
- Families sharing a set of similar nature or character e.g Orthoptera (includes locusts, grasshoppers, crickets)
- Family
- Organisms belonging to the same family would have evolved from the same ancestors and would share common features
- Species
- Group of organisms that share a LARGE NUMBER of common characteristics
- Organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring e.g wolves and dogs
- Last part of an organisms latin name e.g wolves (Canis lupus)
- Kingdom
- Genus
- Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- 5 Kingdoms - Animalia Plantae Fungi Protoctista Prokaryotae
- Based on what their cells are like.
- Phylum
- A large grouping of all the classes that share common features
- Grouping related organisms together
- Class
- Grouping similar organisms that have more characteristics in common than do members of a phylum e.g. insecta (insects)
- Order
- Families sharing a set of similar nature or character e.g Orthoptera (includes locusts, grasshoppers, crickets)
- Family
- Organisms belonging to the same family would have evolved from the same ancestors and would share common features
- Species
- Group of organisms that share a LARGE NUMBER of common characteristics
- Organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring e.g wolves and dogs
- Last part of an organisms latin name e.g wolves (Canis lupus)
- Kingdom
- Species that are structurally similar or phylogenetically related
- Scientific way of showing that organisms are very closely related
- First part of the organisms latin name e.g lions (Panthera tigris)
- Taxonomy
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