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classifiacation Flashcards

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Classification

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The division of organisms into groups, or classes, based on specific characteristics

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Taxonomy

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The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms

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The kingdom that humans belong to

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Animal

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Phylum that humans belong to

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chordate

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A Class that humans belong to

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mammal

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Order that humans belong to

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Primate, Euarchonta, and Therapsid

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A Family that humans belong to

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Great apes

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A Genus that humans belong to

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Human

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Species that humans belong to

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Genus Homo

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Animalia

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A kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls

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Primate

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A type of mammal characterized by opposable thumbs and binocular vision

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Hominid

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A type of primate characterized by bipedalism, relatively long lower limbs, and lack of tail

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Dichotomous Key

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An aid that is used to identify organisms and that consists of the answers to a series of questions

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Archaebacteria

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A kingdom made up of bacteria that live in extreme environments

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Bacteria

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Single-celled organisms

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Protista

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An organism that belongs to the kingdom Protista

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Fungi

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A kingdom made up of nongreen, eukaryotic organisms that have no meens of movements, reproduce by using spores, and get food by breaking down substances in their surroundings and asborbing the nutrients

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Plantae

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A kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that are usually green, have cell alls made of cellulose, cannot move around, and use the sun’s energy to make sugar by photosythesis

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