Tuesday, September 28, 2010

5.5.2 List seven levels in the hierarchy of taxa, using an example from two different kingdoms for each level

Example 1: Dandelion

KINGDOM: Plantae Plahn-tay
PHYLUM: Tracheophyta Trake-ee-oh-fighta
CLASS: Angiospermae Ang-ee-oh-sperm-ey
ORDER: Asterales Ahst-er-ahl-ayes
FAMILY: Asteraceae Ahst-er-ack-aye
GENUS: Taraxacum Tare-uh-szack-um
SPECIES: Taraxacum officinale Tare-uh-szack-um of-fish-in-ally

:) if that helps remember them.

Example 2: Humans!! Yees!

KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Chordata
CLASS: Mammalia
ORDER: Prima
FAMILY: Hominidae
GENUS: Homo
SPECIES: Homo sapiens

remember: kingdom.. phylum... class... order... family... genus... species

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