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anthropoid human-like primates that include New World monkeys, Old World monkeys and hominoids
opposable thumb primate characteristic of having a thumb that can cross the palm and meet the other fingertips; enables animal to grasp and cling to objects
prehensile tail long muscular tail used as the fifth limb for grasping and wrapping around objects;
primate group of mammals including lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans that evolved from a common ancestor
australopithecine early African hominid, genus Australopithecus, that had both apelike and human-like characteristics
bipedal ability to walk on two legs
Cro-Magnon modern form of Homo sapiens that spread throughout Europe between 35,000 to 40,000 years ago
hominid a group of bipedal primates that includes modern humans and their direct ancestors
hominoid a group of primates that can walk upright on two legs
Neandertal archaic Homo sapiens that lived from 35,000 to 100,000 years ago in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East
binomial nomenclature two word system developed by Carolus Linnaeus.
class taxonomic grouping of similar orders
classification grouping of objects or information based on similarities
disivion taxonomic grouping of similar classes
family the next larger taxon in the biological classification system
genus a group of similar species
kingdom a taxon of similar phyla or divisions.
order a taxon of similar families
phylum a taxon of similar classes
specific epithet describes the characteristics of an organism
taxonomy a branch of biology that groups and names organisms based on studies on their different characteristics
cladistics one biological system of classification that is based on phylogeny
cladogram used to identify a groups derived traits
eubacteria have very strong cell walls and a less complex genetic makeup
fungus a unicellular or multicellular eurkayote that absorbs nutrients
phylogeny history of a species
protist eurkayotes that lacks complex organ systems
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