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What did some recent classifications based on modern cladistics do regarding the term 'kingdom'?
What did some recent classifications based on modern cladistics do regarding the term 'kingdom'?
- Combined multiple kingdoms into one
- Abandoned the term kingdom due to non-monophyletic traditional kingdoms (correct)
- Introduced more traditional kingdoms
- Revised the classification of existing kingdoms
Which term is used for the smaller groups that kingdoms are divided into?
Which term is used for the smaller groups that kingdoms are divided into?
- Classes
- Orders
- Phyla (correct)
- Genera
What was introduced above kingdom in 1990?
What was introduced above kingdom in 1990?
- Family
- Domain (correct)
- Phylum
- Genus
What is the highest rank in the rank-based system of nomenclature introduced by Carl Linnaeus?
What is the highest rank in the rank-based system of nomenclature introduced by Carl Linnaeus?
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Which term is used for life present in a particular region or time?
Which term is used for life present in a particular region or time?
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Study Notes
Classification and Taxonomy
- Modern cladistics reduced the importance of the term 'kingdom' in classification systems
- Smaller groups within kingdoms are referred to as phyla (singular: phylum)
Higher Taxonomic Ranks
- In 1990, the term 'domain' was introduced above kingdom in the classification hierarchy
- The highest rank in the rank-based system of nomenclature introduced by Carl Linnaeus is kingdom
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Test your knowledge of biological classification by identifying the six kingdoms and their subdivisions, such as phyla. Understand the differences in the classification system used in different parts of the world.
