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Classification Flashcards

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Classification

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The division of organisms into groups, or classed, based on specific characteristics.

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Taxonomy

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The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms.

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Kingdom that humans belong to

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Animal

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Phylum that humans belong to

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Chordata

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Class that humans belong to

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Mammal

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Order that humans belong to

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Primate

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Family that humans belong to

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Great apes

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Genus that humans belong to

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Humans

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Species that humans belong to

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Homo sapiens

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Animalia

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A kingdom made up of complex, multi-cellular organisms that lack cell walls, can usually move around, and quickly respond to their environment.

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Chordata

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science

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Mammalia

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science

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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; examples include humans and their ancestors.

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Linnaeus

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science

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Dichotomous Key

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An aid that is used to identify organisms and that consist of the answers to a series of questions.

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Domain

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science

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Archaebacteria

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A kingdom made up of bacteria that lives in extreme environment.

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Bacteria

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science

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Protista

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A kingdom of mostly onecelled eukaryotic organisms that are different from plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi.

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Fungi

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A kingdom made up of nongreen, eukaryotic organisms that have no means of movement, reproduce by using spores, and get food by breaking down substances in their surroundings and absorbing the nutrients.

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Plantae

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A kingdom made up of complex, multicelluar organisms that are usually green, have cell walls made of cellulose, cannot move around, and use the sun’s energy to make sugar by photosynthesis.

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