Classification Flashcards
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The division of organisms into groups , or classes, based on specific characteristics.
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Classification
2
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The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms.
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Taxonomy
3
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First Highest
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Kingdom
4
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Second Highest
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Phylum
5
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Seventh Highest
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Class
6
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Third Highest
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Order
7
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Fourth Highest
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Family
8
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Fifth Highest
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Genus
9
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Six HIghest
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Species
10
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A kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls, can usually move around and quickly respond to their environments.
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Anamalia
11
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Animals possessing a notochord , AKA a spine.
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Chordata
12
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1 of the five kingdoms of life
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Mammalia
13
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Humans, apes, and monkeys
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Primate
14
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Humans and their ancestors
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Hominid
15
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He layout foundation for modern biology
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Linnaeus
