+
Related Flashcards
Cards In This Set
| Front | Back |
|
Taxonomy
|
A hierarchical system for classifying and identifying organisms
|
|
Botanical Nomenclature
|
The orderly classification and naming of plants
|
|
Domain
|
The highest taxonomic rank in the hierarchical biological classification system
|
|
Kingdom
|
A taxonomic category of the second highest rank
|
|
Phylum
|
A taxonomic ranking that comes third in the hierarchy of classification
|
|
Class
|
A taxonomic group comprised of organisms that share a common attribute
|
|
Order
|
A taxonomic rank used in classifying organisms, and comprised of families sharing a set of similar nature or character
|
|
Family
|
A taxonomic group of one or more genera, especially sharing a common attribute
|
|
Genus
|
Biological classification ranking between family and species, consisting of structurally or phylogenetically related species or a single isolated species exhibiting unusual differentiation
|
|
Species
|
Biological classification comprising related organisms that share common characteristics and are capable of interbreeding
|
|
Specific epithet
|
The second part of a species name in binomial nomenclature in any branch of biology
|
|
Cultivar
|
A human-made, and human-maintained variety
|
|
Variety
|
A naturally occurring mutation or offspring that is different significantly from the parent and that becomes established in nature
|
|
Pomology
|
The science and practice of fruit culture
|
|
Olericulture
|
The science and practice of growing vegetables
|
