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Animal Classification and Taxonomy

Taxonomic ranks and major animal classification groups for K-12 life science.

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34 basic cards for K-12 Biology. It opens with "What are the seven main taxonomic ranks from largest to smallest?" and "What is the broadest taxonomic rank?". Study it alongside the other K-12 sets below.

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What are the seven main taxonomic ranks from largest to smallest?
Show answerKingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
What is the broadest taxonomic rank?
Show answerKingdom
What taxonomic rank comes immediately after Kingdom?
Show answerPhylum
What taxonomic rank is more specific than Class?
Show answerOrder
What is the most specific taxonomic rank?
Show answerSpecies
What taxonomic rank is between Phylum and Order?
Show answerClass
What taxonomic rank comes immediately after Family?
Show answerGenus
What taxonomic rank is between Order and Genus?
Show answerFamily
What is the kingdom that includes all animals?
Show answerAnimalia
What is the largest phylum by number of species?
Show answerArthropoda
What are the three main characteristics of Arthropoda?
Show answerJointed legs, exoskeleton, segmented body
What phylum includes insects, spiders, crustaceans, and centipedes?
Show answerArthropoda
What phylum includes all animals with a backbone?
Show answerChordata
What are the main characteristics of Chordata?
Show answerNotochord or backbone, dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits
What phylum includes snails, squid, and clams?
Show answerMollusca

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