10 Questions
What is the most general taxonomic category before the introduction of phyla?
Class
How many orders does the class Mammalia consist of?
Around twenty-six orders
How many phyla are there in the animal kingdom?
Around thirty-five phyla
What are the five total kingdoms of living organisms?
Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia
What is a more specific category than the kingdom in taxonomy?
Phylum
How many classes are there in the animal kingdom?
Around 108 classes
What is a more specific category than the class?
Order
How many orders does the class Mammalia consist of?
Around twenty-six orders
What are the total number of kingdoms in living organisms?
Five
Give an example of an order within the class Mammalia.
Primates
Learn about the branch of systematics that focuses on species as products of evolution, developed by Julia Huxley in 1940. Explore how this concept involves studying an organism's characteristics and evidence from various fields of biology. Understand the methods of organism identification through classification and taxonomic keys.
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