Phylogeny Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards about Phylogeny.

Taxonomy

The field of biology that classifies organisms, organizing them by similar characteristics.

Eubacteria

Prokaryotes; “true” bacteria, like pathogens.

Archaebacteria

Prokaryotes in extreme environments.

Eukarya

Eukaryotes.

Binomial nomenclature

A 2-name naming system, Genus species; Always in italics, with the Genus capitalized and the species not.

Phylogeny

The evolutionary history of a species.

Prokaryote

The 1st life form.

Phylogenetic tree

A diagram used to predict evolutionary relationships among groups of organisms.

Maximum parsimony

Use the simplest explanation for creating the tree.

Speciation

Branching of a family tree.

Extinction

Loss of one of the branches.