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CH 16/17 vocab

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primates group of mammals that includes lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans
opposable thumb a thumb that can cross the palm to meet the other fingrtips
anthropods humanlike primates
prehensile tail a tail used as a fifth limb
hominoids primates that can walk upright on two legs
bipedal able to walk on two legs
hominids bipedal primates that include modern humans and their direct ancestors
australopithecine early hominid that lived in africa and possessed both apelike and humanlike characteristics
neandertals lived from about 35000 to 100000 years ago in europe, asia, and the middle east. thick bones and large faces
cro-magnons identical to modern humans in height, skull structure, tooth structure, and brain size
classification grouping of objects or info based on similarities
taxonomy branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies of their different characteristics
binomial nomenclature linnaeus developed to identify species
genus consists of a group of similar species
specific epithet describes a characteristic of the organism
family next larger taxon in the biological classification system, consists of a group of similar genera.
order taxon of similar famalies
class a taxon of similar orders
phylum taxon of similar classes
division plant taxonomists use this instead of phylum
kingdom taxon of similar phyla or divisions
phylogeny evolutionary history of a species
cladistics biological system of classification that is based on phylogeny
cladogram biologists identify a groups derived traits and use them to make a branching diagram
eubacteria very strong cell walls and a less complex genetic makeup than found in archaebacteria
protist eukaryote that lacks complex organ sytems and lives in moist environments
fungus either a unicellular or multicellular eukaryote that absorbs nutrients from organic materials in the environment
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