classification

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classification

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the division of organisms into the groups or classes based on specific characteristics

Question 2

Taxonomy

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the science of describing naming and classifying organisms.

Question 3

Kingdom that humans belong to

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kingdom animalia.

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Phylum that humans belong to

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phylum chordata.

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Class that humans belong to

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class mammalia.

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Order that humans belong to

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primates

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Family that humans belong to

Answer 7

homo sapiens

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Genus that humans belong to

Answer 8

humans

Question 9

Species that humans belong to

Answer 9

The only living species generally considered to belong to the family Hominidae is Homo sapiens. The Hominidae also include several species of Australopithecus (all extinct) and several fossil species and subspecies of our genus Homo, including H. habilis Leakey and Leakey and H. erectus (Dubois)

Question 10

Animalia

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a kingdom made up of complex multicelluar organisms that lack cell walls can usually move around and quickly respond to their environment.

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Chordata

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is an animal belonging to the phylum Chordata; chordates possess a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail, for at least some period of their life cycle.

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Mammalia

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Mammals are the vertebrates within the class Mammalia

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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 a tail.

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Linnaeus

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Carolus Linnaeus is the father of taxonomy, which is the system of classifying and naming organisms.

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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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Domain

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an area of territory

Question 18

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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a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms that have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.

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Protista

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a kingdom of mostly one celled eukaryotic organism that are diffrent from plants animals bacteria and fungi

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Fungi

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are a separate kingdom of living things, different from animals and plants.

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Plantae

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a kingdom made of complex organisms that are usually green have cell walls.