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The most broad of the taxa of organisms in Taxonomy
Domain
The most specific of the taxa when naming an organism.
Species
The largest classification category.
Domain
The light soft coverings on birds
feathers
a characteristic in which left and right sides of an object are mirror images of each other
bilateral symmetry
The part of the fish that breathes in oxygen.
gills
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The common name of an organism.
A characteristic of organisms that can maintain a constant internal body temperature regardless of how hot or cold their surroundings are.
endothermic (warm blooded)
The ___ is always capitalized and the ___ is always lowercase
Genus is capitalized and species is lowercase.
A characteristic of organisms that cannot generate their own internal body heat and rely entirely on their external environment to regulate their body temperature.
ectothermic
This scientist who developed the binomial system.
Carl Linneaus
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D K P C O F G S
What is the scientific naming system used to identify each organism?
Binomial nomenclature
The type of mammal whose young develop after giving brith in a pouch such as koalas, possums and kangaroos.
marsupial
A characteristic of an object or organism that can be divided into several equal parts around a central point or axis.
radial symmetry
In Lilium buibiferum, what name is the genus?
What is Lilium
Name the four Eukaryotic kingdoms
What is Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia
The phylum for animals with a backbone.
Chordata
This class of animals lays soft eggs in water, are ectothermic and spend part of their life on water and part on land. They start life with gills, but as they mature they breathe through lungs and their skin.
Amphibians
A type of mammal that lays eggs.
Monotreme
What is the taxa between Class and Family?
Order
Name the taxa starting with the most specific to the broadest.
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain
This Kingdom has the following characteristics: Eukaryotes, mostly unicellular, have a cell wall made of cellulose, and can be autotroph or heterotroph
Protista
This phylum includes animals that have a exoskeleton, bilateral symmetry, segmented bodies and paired limbs.
arthorpoda
What is the phylum for insects?
Arthropoda