classification notes

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

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Classification

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the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms; systematics

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Taxonomy

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the highest category in taxonomic classification

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Kingdom

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a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom

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Phylum

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a set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality

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Class

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the arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method.

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Order

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all the descendants of a common ancestor

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Family

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a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, and is denoted by a capitalized Latin name

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Genus

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a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding

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Species

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multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia

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Animalia

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of animals having at least at some stage of development a notochord, dorsally situated central nervous system, and gill clefts and including the vertebrates, lancelets, and tunicates.

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Chordata

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warm-blooded higher vertebrates (as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk

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Mammalia

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a mammal of an order that includes the lemurs, bushbabies, tarsiers, marmosets, monkeys, apes, and humans. They are distinguished by having hands, handlike feet, and forward-facing eyes, and, with the exception of humans, are typically agile tree-dwellers

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Primate

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a primate of a family ( Hominidae ) that includes humans and their fossil ancestors

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Hominid

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system for classifying plants and animals

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Linnaeus

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a tool that allows the user to determine the identity of items in the natural world

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Dichotomous Key

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an area of territory

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Domain

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

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Archaebacteria

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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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Bacteria

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any of a diverse taxonomic group and especially a kingdom (Protista syn. Protoctista) of eukaryotic organisms that are unicellular and sometimes colonial or less often multicellular and that typically include the protozoans, most algae, and often some fungi

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Protista

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any of a group of unicellular, multicellular, or syncytial spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools.

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Fungi

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axonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants

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Plantae