Taxonomic ranks and major animal classification groups for K-12 life science.
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- What are the seven main taxonomic ranks from largest to smallest?
- Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
- What is the broadest taxonomic rank?
- Kingdom
- What taxonomic rank comes immediately after Kingdom?
- Phylum
- What taxonomic rank is more specific than Class?
- Order
- What is the most specific taxonomic rank?
- Species
- What taxonomic rank is between Phylum and Order?
- Class
- What taxonomic rank comes immediately after Family?
- Genus
- What taxonomic rank is between Order and Genus?
- Family
- What is the kingdom that includes all animals?
- Animalia
- What is the largest phylum by number of species?
- Arthropoda
- What are the three main characteristics of Arthropoda?
- Jointed legs, exoskeleton, segmented body
- What phylum includes insects, spiders, crustaceans, and centipedes?
- Arthropoda
- What phylum includes all animals with a backbone?
- Chordata
- What are the main characteristics of Chordata?
- Notochord or backbone, dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits
- What phylum includes snails, squid, and clams?
- Mollusca