Taxonomy Vocab

2. The highest taxonomic rank, grouping organisms into broad categories based onfundamental characteristics
8. The science of classification, organizing and naming living organisms
9. The fundamental unit of taxonomy, consisting of individuals that can interbreed and producefertile offspring
10. The system of naming organisms or the rules and conventions for naming species
11. A method of classification based on evolutionary relationships and shared ancestry.
13. The study of the diversity of life and the evolutionary relationships among organisms
15. The study of evolutionary relationships among organisms
16. he system of naming species using a two-part scientific name (genus andspecies)
19. Structures in different species that have a similar function but differentevolutionary origins
20. A diagram representing the evolutionary relationships among a group oforganisms

1. The process of categorizing and naming living organisms based on sharedcharacteristics
3. Structures in different species that share a common ancestry
4. A taxonomic unit below the kingdom, grouping organisms based on body plan and structuralcharacteristics.
5. A taxonomic rank below family, grouping species with similar characteristics and geneticrelatedness
6. A tool used for identification that presents pairs of contrasting characteristicsleading to the identification of an organism
7. Any unit of biological classification, including species, genus, family, and so on
12. A taxonomic unit below order, classifying organisms based on more specific sharedcharacteristics
14. A taxonomic rank below phylum, categorizing organisms based on shared traits
17. A rank in the taxonomic hierarchy below class, grouping organisms with similar characteristicsand evolutionary relationships
18. The study of the form and structure of organisms