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7 Levels of classification

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Kingdom, phlum, class, order, family, genus, speicies

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5 kingdoms of life

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Protista, fungi, plantea, animlia, monera

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phylum chordata

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Has a hollow nerve chord

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class mammals

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Has a back bone and nurse their young

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order carnivora

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Has a backbone, nurse their young, and have special teeth for tearing meat

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family felis

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Cats have a backbone, nurse their young, have special teeth for tearing meat, and have retractable claws

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genus felis

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have triats of other animals in the same family

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scientific name

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The genus name is written first, the first letter of the genus is always capalized

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dichotomous key

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

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taxonomy

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The science of describing, naming, and classifying organisms