| A | B |
|---|
| analogous character (15-2) | similar features of organisms that evolve independently |
| biological species (15-2) | group of actually or potentially interbreeding natural populations, reproductively isolated from other such groups |
| binomial nomenclatuire (15-1) | a system for giving each organism a two-word scientific name that consists of the genus followed by the species |
| cladistics (15-2) | phylogenetic method in which relatinships are inferred based on presence of derived characters |
| cladogram (15-2) | diagram based on patterns of shared, derived traits that shows the evolutionary relationships among groups of organisms |
| class (15-1) | taxonomic category containing orders with common characteristics |
| convergent evolution (15-2) | process by which unrelated species become similar as they adapt to similar environments |
| derived trait (15-2) | unique characteristic of a particular group of organisms |
| evolutionary systematics (15-2) | method of constructing phylogenies that involves weighing characters by their presumed evolutionary significance |
| family (15-1) | taxonomic category containing genera with similar properties |
| genus (15-1) | taxonomic category containing similar species |
| kingdom (15-1) | taxonomic category that contains phyla with similar characteristics |
| order (15-1) | taxonomic category consisting of families with similar characteristics |
| phylogeny (15-2) | evolutionary history of a species |
| phylum (15-1) | a taxonomic category containing classes with similar characteristics |
| taxonomy (15-1) | science of naming and classifying organisms |
