Taxonomy & Classification
Putting animals into groups depending on how they are alike
What is classification
The first animal to be domesticated
What is the dog
Cats
This category contains many similar phylum
What is kingdom
A group of animals that are in the same species and similar in shape, size, and appearance
What is a breed
The study of how living things are classified
What is taxonomy
Humans have continued to domesticate a variety of animals for
What is food production, work, and companionship
Dogs
Canis lupus familiaris
The broadest level of classification
What is domain
People over time moved from _______ to a more agrarian society
What is hunter-gathers
Scientific names are in Latin
What is the universal language
What is labor
Horses
The smallest level of classification
What is species
________ of animals and plants lead to structured civilizations, growing populations, and the production of agriculture
What is domestication
The tool used to classify things
What is a dichotomous key
The reason livestock have continued to be domesticated
What is feeding a growing population
Dairy Cattle
This category contains many similar families
What is order
Conditioning animals to the presence of a human
What is taming
In binomial nomenclature, the scientific name includes the ______ and the _______
What is genus and species
Domestication started about _____ years ago
What is 14,000
Pig
The 8 levels of classification in order
What is domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species
Genetically determined to be tolerant to humans
What is domestication