Classification Vocab

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Classification

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Organisms are classified based on how similar they are

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Taxonomy

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the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms

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Kingdom

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a taxonomic category of the highest rank, grouping together all forms of life having certain fundamental characteristics in common

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Phylum

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a taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class.

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Class

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A taxonomic group comprised of organisms that share a common attribute

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Order

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a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and recognized by the nomenclature codes.

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Family

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one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.

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Genus

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a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms

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Species

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A group of closely related organisms that are very similar to each other and are usually capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring

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Animalia

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includes all animals. Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms, which are heterotrophic, meaning they obtain nutrition from organic sources.

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Chordata

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animals having at some stage of development a notochord, gill slits, and a dorsal tubular nerve cord: the phylum includes the vertebrates, tunicates, and lancelets.

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Mammalia

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All female mammals nurse their young with milk, which is secreted from special glands, the mammary glands.

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Primate

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Any of various mammals of the order Primates, which consists of the lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, New World monkeys, Old World monkeys, and apes including humans, and is characterized by nails on the hands and feet, a short snout, and a large brain

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Hominid

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Any of various primates of the family Hominidae, which includes orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and modern humans, and their extinct relatives. The family formerly included only Homo sapiens

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Linnaeus

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the current system for classifying plants and animals

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Dichotomous Key

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constructed using contrasting characteristics to divide the organisms in the key into smaller and smaller groups

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Domain

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the second highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain system of taxonomy

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Archaebacteria

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primitive bacteria microorganisms that have one cell and live in environments that are severe, such as those that are extremely salty or hot.

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Bacteria

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microscopic living organisms, usually one-celled, that can be found everywhere.

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Protista

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A kingdom consisting of unicellular or simple multicellular organisms that possess nuclei and cannot be classified as animals, plants, or fungi.

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Fungi

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any of a large division (Eumycota) of thallophytes, including molds, mildews, mushrooms, rusts, and smuts, that are parasites on living organisms or that feed upon dead organic material

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Plantae

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the highest taxonomic group into which organisms are grouped; one of five biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or Fungi or Animalia.