Classification Vocabulary

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

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Classification

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the science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms

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Taxonomy

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Animalla

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Kingdom that humans belong to

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chordata

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Phylum that humans belong to

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mammalia

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Class that humans belong to

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carnivora

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Order that humans belong to

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felidae

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Family that humans belong to

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panthera

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Genus that humans belong to

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panthera pardus

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Species that humans belong to

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

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Animalia

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A chordate (/kɔːrdeɪt/) 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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Chordata

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Mammals are the vertebrates within the class Mammalia (/məˈmeɪliə/ from Latin mamma “breast”), a clade of endothermic amniotes distinguished from reptiles (including birds) by the possession of a neocortex (a region of the brain), hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands.

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Mammalia

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a type of mammal characterized by opposible thumbs and and bonicular vison

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Primate

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a type of primate characterized by bipedalism, relatively long lower limbs, and lack of a tail

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Hominid

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Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist who created the current system for classifying plants and animals.

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Linnaeus

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an aid that is used to identify organism’s and that consists of the answers to a series of questions

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Dichotomous Key

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a discrete region of magnetism in ferromagnetic material

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Domain

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a kingdom made up of bacteria that live in extreme environments

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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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a kingdom of mostly one-celled eukaryotic organisms that are different from plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi

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Protista

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

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Fungi

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a kingdom made up of complex, multicellular 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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Plantae