Classification

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classification

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he action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics

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Taxonomy

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defining groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics and giving names to those groups

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Kingdom

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a taxonomic category of the highest rank, grouping together all forms of life having certain fundamental characteristics in common: in the five-kingdom classification scheme adopted by many biologists

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Phylum

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taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class

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Class

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taxonomic rank between phylum and order

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Order

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taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and recognized by the nomenclature codes

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Family

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classified between order and genus. can be divided into two subfamilies.

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Genus

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taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms in biology

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Species

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group of closely related organisms that are very similar to each other and are usually capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring

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Animalia

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Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms, which are heterotrophic, meaning they obtain nutrition from organic sources

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Chordata

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develop a notochord, gill slits, and a dorsal tubular nerve cord, the phylum includes the vertebrates, tunicates, and lancelets

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Mammalia

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mammal. female mammals nurse their young with milk, which is secreted from special glands, the mammary glands

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Primate

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mammals which consist of lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, old and new world monkeys, apes and humans

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Hominid

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primates that consist of orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and modern humans, and their extinct relatives

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Linnaeus

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Swedish botanist who created the current system for classifying plants and animals

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Dichotomous key

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contrasting characteristics to divide the organisms in the key into smaller and smaller groups

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Domain

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2nd highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three- domain system of taxonomy

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Archaebacteria

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primitive bacteria microorganisms that have one cell and live in environments that are severe

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Bacteria

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microscopic living organisms, usually one-celled, that can be found everywhere

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Protista

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kingdom consisting of unicellular or simple multicellular organisms that possess nuclei and cannot be classified as animals, plants, or fungi

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Fungi

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molds, mildews, mushrooms, rusts, and smuts, that are parasites on living organisms or that feed upon dead organic material

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Plantae

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taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants