Vocab words 2

Question 1

a category into which something is put

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Classification

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Taxonomy

Question 3

the second highest taxonomic rank below domain. ………….. are divided into smaller groups called phyla

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Kingdom

Question 4

a taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class

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Phylum

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

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Order

Question 7

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

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Family

Question 8

a taxonomic group covering more than one species

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Genus

Question 9

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

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Species

Question 10

the taxonomic kingdom comprising all animals

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Animalia

Question 11

the animal phylum with which everyone is most intimately familiar, since it includes humans and other vertebrates

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Chordata

Question 12

any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair, nourishing the young with milk from the mammary glands, and, with the exception of the egg-laying monotremes, giving birth to live young

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Mammalia

Question 13

a mammal of an order that includes the lemurs, bushbabies, tarsiers, marmosets, monkeys, apes, and humans

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Primate

Question 14

a primate of a family that includes humans and their fossil ancestors.

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Hominid

Question 15

a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern biological naming scheme of binomial nomenclature

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Linnaeus

Question 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

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Dichotomous Key

Question 17

an area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government

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Domain

Question 18

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

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Archaebacteria

Question 19

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

Question 20

any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds

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Protista

Question 21

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

Question 22

the taxonomic kingdom comprising all plants

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Plantae