classifiacation Flashcards
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Classification
The division of organisms into groups, or classes, based on specific characteristics
Taxonomy
The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms
The kingdom that humans belong to
Animal
Phylum that humans belong to
chordate
A Class that humans belong to
mammal
Order that humans belong to
Primate, Euarchonta, and Therapsid
A Family that humans belong to
Great apes
A Genus that humans belong to
Human
Species that humans belong to
Genus Homo
Animalia
A kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that lack cell walls
Primate
A type of mammal characterized by opposable thumbs and binocular vision
Hominid
A type of primate characterized by bipedalism, relatively long lower limbs, and lack of tail
Dichotomous Key
An aid that is used to identify organisms and that consists of the answers to a series of questions
Archaebacteria
A kingdom made up of bacteria that live in extreme environments
Bacteria
Single-celled organisms
Protista
An organism that belongs to the kingdom Protista
Fungi
A kingdom made up of nongreen, eukaryotic organisms that have no meens of movements, reproduce by using spores, and get food by breaking down substances in their surroundings and asborbing the nutrients
Plantae
A kingdom made up of complex, multicellular organisms that are usually green, have cell alls made of cellulose, cannot move around, and use the sun’s energy to make sugar by photosythesis
