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Animal Phyla, Classes, Orders, and Families Flashcards

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To which Carnivore family do bears belong?

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Ursidae (the Ursids)

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To which Animal phylum do humans belong?

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Chordata (the Chordates)

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Which animal phylum of micro-invertebrates is commonly called “wheel animals?”

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Rotifera (the Rotifers)

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To which Mammalian order do platypuses and echidnas belong?

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Monotremata (the Monotremes)

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To which subphylum of Arthropoda do lobsters, crabs, and shrimp and also barnacles belong?

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Crustacea (the Crustaceans)

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Which Animal phylum of aquatic invertebrates is known commonly as “moss animals?”

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Bryozoa (the Bryozoans)

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To which Carnivore family do weasels and otters belong?

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Mustelidae (the Mustelids)

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To which Mollusc order do squid and octopuses belong?

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Cephalopoda (the Cephalopods)

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To which Mammalian order do horses and rhinos belong?

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Perissodactyla (“odd-toed ungulates)

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10
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To which Avian order do penguins belong?

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Sphenisciformes

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Which is the largest of the Mammalian orders, accounting for about 40% of all species?

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Rodentia (the Rodents)

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To which Reptilian order do lizards and snakes belong?

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Squamata (the largest of the Reptilian orders)

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To which Arachnid order do spiders such as the black widow spider belong?

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Araneae

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To which Chordate class do frogs, toads, and salamanders belong?

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Amphibia

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To which even-toed ungulate family do deer, including caribou and moose, belong?

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Cervidae

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To which Hymenopteran family do ants belong?

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Formicidae

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17
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Which is the largest order within the class Insecta?

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Coleoptera (the beetles)

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What is the largest of the six classes of crustaceans, including lobsters, crabs, and shrimp?

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Malacostraca

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To which Chordate class do crocodilians, snakes, and turtles belong?

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Reptilia

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Roundworms belong to which Animal phylum?

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Nematoda (the Nematodes)

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To which Mollusc order do clams, oysters, and mussels belong?

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Bivalvia (the Bivalves)

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To which Insect order do flies belong?

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Diptera

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To which Primate family do humans and apes belong?

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Hominidae (the Hominids)

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24
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To which Reptilian order do turtles belong?

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Testudines

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25
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To which Chordate class do humans belong?

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Mammalia

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26
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The majority of the species in the kingdom Animalia belong to which phylum?

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Arthropods (the Arthropods)
And most Arthropods belong to the class Insecta.
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27
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To which Mammalian order do manatees belong?

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Sirenia

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To which Arthropod class do bees and butterflies belong?

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Insecta (the Insects)

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29
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To which Insect order do butterflies belong?

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Lepidoptera

30
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Flatworms belong to which Animal phylum, which derives its name, unsurprisingly, from the Greek for “flat worm?”

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Platyhelminthes (which is why they are usually referred to just as Flatworms)

31
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To which Chordate class do birds belong?

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Aves

32
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To which infraorder of Cetartiodactyla do whales and dolphins belong?

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Cetacea (the Cetaceans)

33
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To which Mammalian order do mice, squirrels, and beavers belong?

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Rodentia

34
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To what class of Arthropoda do spiders and scorpions belong?

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Arachnida (the Arachnids)

35
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To which Avian order do owls belong?

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Strigiformes

36
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To which Mammalian order do dogs and cats belong?

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Carnivora (the Carnivores)

37
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To which Mammalian order do elephants belong?

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Proboscidea

38
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To which Chordate class do sharks and rays belong?

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Chondrichthyes (“cartilaginous fish”)

39
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To which which odd-toed ungulate family do horses, including zebra, belong?

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Equidae

40
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To which Mammalian order do anteaters and sloths belong?

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Pilosa

41
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Ringed or segmented worms (such as earthworms) belong to which Animal phylum?

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Annelida (the Annelids)

42
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Corals and jellyfish belong to which Animal phylum?

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Cnidaria (pronounced “nigh-dair-ee-a”)

43
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Starfish, sea urchins, sand dollars, sea cucumbers, and sea lilies belong to which Animal phylum, which derives its name from the Ancient Greek for “hedgehog skin?”

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Echinodermata (the Echinoderms)

44
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To which Carnivore family do cats belong?

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Felidae (the Felids)

45
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To which Carnivore family do dogs belong?

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Canidae (the Canids)

46
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The Carnivore families Odobenidae, Otariidae, and Phocidae are collectively known as what?

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Pinnipedia (the Pinnipeds)

They are the seals.

47
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To which Avian order do waterfowl such as ducks and geese belong?

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Anseriformes (and ducks and geese are within the family Anatidae)

48
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To which Hymenopteran family do honeybees and bumblebees belong?

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Apidae

49
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To which Diprotodont family do kangaroos and wallabies belong?

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Macropodidae (the Macropods)

50
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Squids and snails both both to which Animal phylum, which derives its name from the Latin for “soft?”

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Mollusca (the Molluscs)

51
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To which even-toed ungulate family do pigs belong?

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Suidae

52
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To which even-toed ungulate family do cattle and antelope belong?

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Bovidae

53
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To which Animal phylum do sponges belong?

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Porifera (the Porifers)

54
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Which Animal phylum was the first to branch off the evolutionary tree from the common ancestor of all animals?

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Porifera (Sponges)

55
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To which Insect order do wasps, bees, and ants belong?

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Hymenoptera (and all belong to the suborder Apocrita within that order)

56
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To which Mammalian class do humans belong?

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Primates

57
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To which Insect order do beetles belong?

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Coleoptera

58
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To which Mammalian order do bats belong?

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Chiroptera

59
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To which Reptilian order do alligators and crocodiles belong?

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Crocodilia

60
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What Mammalian order includes kangaroos and koalas?

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Diprotodontia (which is within the Infraclass Marsupialia)

61
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To which Mammalian order do rabbits belong?

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Lagomorpha (the Lagomorphs)

62
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To which Mollusc order do snails and slugs belong?

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Gastropoda (the Gastropods)

63
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To which Avian order do pigeons and doves belong?

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Columbiformes

64
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To which Avian order do ostriches belong?

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Struthioniformes

65
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To which Amphibian order do frogs belong?

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Anura (the largest amphibian order, accounting for almost 90% of all species)

66
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What is the only surviving species of the Mammalian order Tubulidentata?

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the aardvark

67
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To which Mammalian order do giraffes, hippos, pigs, cattle, deer, and – surprisingly – whales and dolphins belong?

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Cetartiodactyla (“even-toed ungulates”)

68
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The Arthropod subphylum Myriapoda includes both Chilopoda and Diplopoda, commonly known as what?

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centipeds and millipeds

69
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To which Avian order do gamebirds, including domesticated chickens, belong?

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Galliformes

70
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To which Insect order do cockroaches and termites belong?

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Blattodea

termites were formerly placed in the separate order Isoptera, now an infraorder of Blattodea

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