classification

Question 1

process of classifying according to shared characteristics and qualities

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classification

Question 2

just another term for classification

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taxonomy

Question 3

grouping together all forms of life having certain fundamental characteristics in common, there are 5 of them

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kingdom

Question 4

category that is above class and below kingdom

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phylum

Question 5

category between phylum and order

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class

Question 6

category between class and family

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order

Question 7

category between order and genus

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family

Question 8

above species and below family

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genus

Question 9

the bottom category

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species

Question 10

kingdom of all animals

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animalia

Question 11

phylum that has vertebrae

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chordata

Question 12

all mammals

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mammalia

Question 13

monkeys and apes

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primates

Question 14

primates within the hominidae family including orangutans, gorillas, chimps, and humans

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hominids

Question 15

Swedish botanist who created the system of classifying plants and animals.

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Linnaeus

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key chart used to separate and group together organisms

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Dichotomous Key

Question 17

second highest rank including microscopic organisms

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Domain

Question 18

microorganisms that are similar to bacteria in size and simplicity of structure but radically different in molecular organization

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Archaebacteria

Question 19

microscopic one celled organisms found basically anywhere

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bacteria

Question 20

kingdom consisting of unicellular or simple multicellular organisms that possess nuclei

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protista

Question 21

includes mushrooms and yeast

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fungi

Question 22

includes all plants

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plantae