Classification & Cladistics

Front

What is the correct order of classification from the broadest group to the most narrow?

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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Front

What type of cells are found in Kingdom Animalia?

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Eukaryotic

Front

What is the study of how things are classified called?

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Taxonomy

Front

What is the process where better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring?

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Natural Selection

Front

What is the purpose of a cladogram?

Back

To map the ancestral relationships and shared traits of different organisms.

Front

What is the highest taxonomic rank in biological classification?

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Domain

Front

What is the term for a two-part naming system for species?

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Binomial nomenclature

Front

What type of key is used to identify organisms based on a series of choices?

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Dichotomous key

Front

What is the classification level that comes after Family?

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Genus

Front

What is the main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

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Prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus; eukaryotic cells have a nucleus.