genus

A group of living things that scientists put together, like a species or family

A set of living things that are put together because they are related, for example lions and tigers

A rank in the classification of living things like species or family that shows how they are related

A group of species that includes modern humans and extinct relatives

A group of bees that includes the European honeybee

A group of hawks with broad wings like buzzards that soar over open land

The genus that gives the family or subfamily its name

A group of animals like dogs, wolves, and jackals

Small South American monkeys called titis that have long soft fur and bushy tails

A group of reptiles that includes the tuatara from New Zealand

A group of small fruit flies used to study genes

A group of plants like true lilies with large beautiful flowers often grown in gardens

A group of animals that includes horses, zebras, and donkeys

A group of prickly bushes and climbing plants that includes all true roses

A group of extinct early human ancestors like Australopithecus robustus

A temporary group for living things, often fossils, whose relations to others are unclear

A large group of herbs and small shrubs in the pea family found in northern temperate regions

A group of large birds that live near water, like stone curlews and their relatives

A group of large water birds that includes all true swans

A group of small, wingless insects that includes silverfish

A group of animals that includes minks and weasels

A group of beech trees that grow in mild northern areas

A small group of climbing plants that includes the garden pea

A group of rodents that includes common rats with slanted upper front teeth

A group of plants that includes willows, which are shrubs and trees

A group of bacteria that live in the human and animal gut and help the body break down food

A group of small, single-celled green algae with two tail-like flagella found in fresh water and damp soil

A group of rod-shaped bacteria that live with little oxygen and often in soil or animal intestines

A group of brown seaweeds that grow on rocks along the seashore

A group of lemur species that live in Madagascar

A group of large ground squirrels found in North America, Europe, and Asia

Large aggressive Australian ants that have strong jaws and painful stings

A group of freshwater green algae that grow as long thin threads and often float

A group of flowering plants that includes dandelions

A group of jelly-like fungi with yellow, brain-like bodies

A group of grasslike wetland plants that includes papyrus

A group of big cats that includes cheetahs

A group of flightless kiwi birds from New Zealand

A group of evergreen trees from Asia that includes breadfruit and jackfruit

A group of mammals that includes domestic and wild goats

A group of chameleon species that includes the common pet chameleons

A group of deep-sea fish with skeletons made of cartilage, related to sharks

A group of South American trees whose bark gives quinine, a medicine for malaria

A group of birds that includes crows and ravens

A group of flowering plants like chrysanthemums grown for bright flowers used by florists

A group of cats that includes the domestic cat and some wildcats

A fungus with a round body that opens into star-shaped parts when dry, called earthstars

A group of water birds called coots that live in wetlands

A group of flowering plants that grow from bulbs or underground stems, like common garden flowers with showy blooms

A group of evergreen trees and shrubs called junipers that grow in northern parts of the world

Small, thin butterflies that have bright blue, green, or copper upper wings

A group of flowering plants with bright, tube-shaped flowers often grown in gardens

A group of small orchids with thin spikes of tiny flowers

A group of trees that includes apple and crabapple trees

A group of sea mussels with smooth shells like blue mussels

A group of sea clams including the soft-shell clam

A group of cactus plants like prickly pears with flat spiny pads and edible fruit

A large group of bushes with bright flowers from cool northern areas

A group of flowering shrubs like currants and gooseberries that grow in the northern parts of the world

A group of bacteria that cause diseases like typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever in people

A brown seaweed that often floats in large mats on the ocean surface

A group of tall North American plants that live for several years with large yellow, sunflower-like flowers

A group of bacteria that cause serious belly infections in people

A group of plants that includes potato and eggplant in the nightshade family

A group of small insect-eating mammals called shrews

A group of round bacteria, many of which cause skin infections, pneumonia and food poisoning

A group of owls with round heads and no ear tufts

A small group of tropical trees like the portia tree that grow in warm coastal areas

A group of large tuna fish that live in the sea

A group of small herbs with a strong smell like thyme that grow in Europe, North Africa, and Asia

Spiral-shaped bacteria that live without oxygen and can cause disease in animals and humans

Tropical climbing orchids that produce pods used for vanilla flavor

A group of small flowering plants with blue, pink, white, or purple flowers

A group of flowering plants that have two seed leaves when they start to grow

The joint at the knee that lets the leg bend

A group name for fungi seen only in their non-sexual stage, often causing plant disease