11 questions
what is a series of question or statement sets that is used to identify organisms or objects.
Scientific Name
Dichotomous Key
Species
Taxonomy
A classification subdivision of a family of organisms is called?
organism
genus
species
trait
which of the following words literally means "a living thing"?
dichotomous key
organism
trait
taxonomy
What is a name used by scientists that consist of an organism's genetic species?
Taxonomy
Scientific name
species
genus
What is a group of organisms sharing similar traits and are capable of breeding offspring?
Genus
Organism
Species
Taxon
What is a distinguishing characteristic or quality of an organism?
Taxon
Trait
Clade
Phylogeny
What is the classification of organisms; a system of classification?
taxonomy
phylogeny
dichotomous key
scientific name
A naming system in which two terms are used to name a species of an organism where the first name is the genus and the second name is the species.
dichotomous key
binominal nomenclature
phylogeny
cladestics
What is a single group of the taxonomy of an organism?
taxon
phylogeny
cladistics
dichotomous key
What is the study of the history of the evolution of a species?
Taxonomy
Phylogeny
Genetics
Zoology
What is a group of organisms believed to have evolved from a common ancestor, according to the principles of cladistics?
clade
species
genus
organism