classification

Question 1

classification

Answer 1

The science of describing, naming, classifying organisims

Question 2

Taxonomy

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The classification of something, especially organisms

Question 3

kingdom

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place were there are different types of primates

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class

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The division of organisms into groups based on specific characteristics

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species

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a group of organisms that are closely realated

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order

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order of the primates in the kingdom

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family

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family of the primate kingdom

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genus

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taxonomic group containing one or more species

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animalia

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taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals

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mammalia

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warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands in the female

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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 primate of the family Hominidae

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linnaeus

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Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)

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dichotomous key

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divided or dividing into two sharply distinguished parts or classifications

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domain

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a particular environment or walk of life

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archaebacteria

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considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae

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bacteria

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single-cell organisms that can cause disease

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protista

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eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds, and eukaryotic algae

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plantae

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the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants