Classification

4. a system of classification.
6. the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.
8. a biologist that groups organisms into categories
9. a taxonomic rank composed of smaller groups called phyla (or divisions, in plants)
10. a name made up of a generic name (generic epithet) and a specific name (specific epithet)

1. a group of organisms with a certain degree of morphological or developmental similarity
2. the act or method of distributing into a class or category according to characteristics.
3. the name that is normally used and the one that therefore should be used
5. a group of related families that exhibit a few similar characters.
7. he highest taxonomic rank in the hierarchical biological classification system, above the kingdom level.
11. a taxonomic rank (a taxon) consisting of organisms that share a common attribute