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Kingdom:
There are five kingdoms in total. Living things
are placed into certain kingdoms based on how they
obtain their food, the types of cells that make up their
body, and the number of cells they contain.
Phylum:
The phylum is the next level following kingdom in the
classification of living things. It is an attempt to find some
kind of physical similarities among organisms within a
kingdom. These physical similarities suggest that there is a
common ancestry among those organisms in a particular phylum.
Class:
Classes are way to further divide organisms of a phylum.
Organisms of a class have even more in common
than those in an entire phylum.
Order:
Organisms in each class are further broken down
into orders. A taxonomy key is used to determine to which
order an organism belongs. A taxonomy key is a checklist
of characteristics that determines how organisms are grouped together.
Family:
Orders are divided into families. Organisms within a family have more in common than with organisms in any classification level above it. They share so much in common, organisms of a family related to each other. For example humans are in the Hominidae Family.
Genus:
Genus is a way to describe the generic name for an organism. The genus classification is very specific so there are fewer organisms within each one. For this reason there are a lot of different genera among both animals and plants. When using taxonomy to name an organism, the genus is used to determine the first part of its two-part name.
Species:
Species is the lowest and most strict level of classification of living things. The main criteria for an organism to be placed in a particular species is the ability to breed with other organisms of that same species. The species of an organism determines the second part of its two-part name.
There are five kingdoms in total. Living things
are placed into certain kingdoms based on how they
obtain their food, the types of cells that make up their
body, and the number of cells they contain.
Phylum:
The phylum is the next level following kingdom in the
classification of living things. It is an attempt to find some
kind of physical similarities among organisms within a
kingdom. These physical similarities suggest that there is a
common ancestry among those organisms in a particular phylum.
Class:
Classes are way to further divide organisms of a phylum.
Organisms of a class have even more in common
than those in an entire phylum.
Order:
Organisms in each class are further broken down
into orders. A taxonomy key is used to determine to which
order an organism belongs. A taxonomy key is a checklist
of characteristics that determines how organisms are grouped together.
Family:
Orders are divided into families. Organisms within a family have more in common than with organisms in any classification level above it. They share so much in common, organisms of a family related to each other. For example humans are in the Hominidae Family.
Genus:
Genus is a way to describe the generic name for an organism. The genus classification is very specific so there are fewer organisms within each one. For this reason there are a lot of different genera among both animals and plants. When using taxonomy to name an organism, the genus is used to determine the first part of its two-part name.
Species:
Species is the lowest and most strict level of classification of living things. The main criteria for an organism to be placed in a particular species is the ability to breed with other organisms of that same species. The species of an organism determines the second part of its two-part name.