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Taxonomy is the practice and science of classification. The word comes from the Greek τάξις, taxis (meaning 'order', 'arrangement') and νόμος, nomos ('law' or 'science').
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∙ 13y agokigdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
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∙ 8y agoTaxonomic grouping of similar classes is very useful for any ecosystem. This makes it very easy to identify various species based on their features.
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∙ 9y agoDivision Gymnospermae contains classes like cycadales, coniferales, Gingkoales etc all these classes contain plants with naked seeds.
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∙ 9y agoSimilar species are grouped into the taxonomic category called a genus. For example, the coyote, wolf, and domestic dog are similar species belonging to the Canis genus.
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What Is the process of grouping together items that have similar characteristics?
Classification is the process of grouping together items that have similar characteristics.
Is an order a broad taxonomic category composed of similar phyla?
yea
Which subgroup follows class?
In Carolus Linnaeus' system of taxonomic classification, the grouping class is followed by order. Examples of orders of animals include lepidoptera for butterflies and primates for humans.
What is found in the cell walls of fungi?
If you are referring to the fungal kingdom (usually typed Fungi), then the answer is chitin. If you are speaking of fungi in general (the functional as opposed to taxonomic grouping), then the answer is chitin or cellulose.
A group of similar organisms that can produce fertile offspring?
A group of similar organisms that can produce fertile offspring are species.
What is ability grouping?
Ability grouping is used in the school system.. It consists of placing children of similar abilities in the same classes.
What taxon is made up of similar classes?
A phylum is made up of similar classes. Phyla are broad taxonomic groups that contain classes, which are more specific groupings of organisms with similar characteristics and attributes.
What is the next higher group to a family in the taxonomic hierarchial system for grouping organisms?
Order
What difference between package class and object?
A package is a grouping of similar classes. A class is a blue print for making an object. An object is, well, an object.
What Is the process of grouping together items that have similar characteristics?
Classification is the process of grouping together items that have similar characteristics.
If the phylum is broken down into classes what is the next grouping?
If the phylum is broken down into classes, the next grouping would be orders. After orders, the next grouping would be families, followed by genera (singular: genus), and finally species.
What is the only grouping of animals larger than a phylum?
The only grouping of animals larger than a phylum is the Kingdom, which is the highest taxonomic rank in the hierarchical classification of organisms.
The most specific taxonomic grouping in the hierarchical classification scheme is?
The most specific taxonomic grouping in the hierarchical classification scheme is the “species” level. It is the basic unit of classification and refers to a group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring.
What is a taxonomy Phylum?
Taxonomic category, often restricted to the animal kingdom. Corresponds to the category "division" in botany. The broadest taxonomic category within kingdoms. A major grouping in taxonomy.
What are related genera grouped into?
Related genera are grouped into a higher taxonomic category called a family. In biological classification, a family is a higher level grouping that encompasses multiple genera sharing similar characteristics and evolutionary relationships.
What is an organism grouping that falls between phylum and order?
There is only one grouping that falls between phylum and order. That grouping is class. Examples of classes include mammals, reptiles, amphibians, etc.
What is a taxonomic containing similar species?
Genus
