classification

Question 1

classification

Answer 1

the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics.

Question 2

taxonomy

Answer 2

the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms.

Question 3

animal

Answer 3

multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

Question 4

chordata

Answer 4

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.

Question 5

mammal

Answer 5

the vertebrates within the class Mammalia, a clade of endothermic amniotes distinguished from reptiles by the possession of a neocortex, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands.

Question 6

human

Answer 6

the only extant members of the subtribe Hominina. They are characterized by erect posture and bipedal locomotion.

Question 7

great apes

Answer 7

a taxonomic family of primates that includes eight extant species in four genera.

Question 8

hominids

Answer 8

a primate of a family that includes humans and their fossil ancestors and also at least some of the great apes.

Question 9

hominidae

Answer 9

A hominoid, commonly called an ape, is a member of the superfamily Hominoidea.

Question 10

animalia

Answer 10

multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

Question 11

chordata

Answer 11

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.

Question 12

mammalia

Answer 12

the vertebrates within the class Mammalia, a clade of endothermic amniotes distinguished from reptiles by the possession of a neocortex, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands.

Question 13

primate

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a mammal of the order Primates. In taxonomy, primates include two distinct lineages, strepsirrhines and haplorhines.

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hominid

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a primate of a family that includes humans and their fossil ancestors and also at least some of the great apes.

Question 15

linnaeus

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a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms.

Question 16

dichotomous key

Answer 16

a tool that allows the user to determine the identity of items in the natural world, such as trees, wildflowers, mammals, reptiles, rocks, and fish.

Question 17

domain

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the highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain system of taxonomy designed by Carl Woese.

Question 18

archaebacteria

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

Question 19

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.

Question 20

protista

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any eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, plant or fungus.

Question 21

fungi

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any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.

Question 22

plantae

Answer 22

mainly multicellular, predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae.