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Grade 9 Science · Problem type
The ranks of classification
Use this for “Which rank is the most specific: family, genus or order?”
Put in order
Order the ranks for humans, from broadest to most specific.
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2
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4
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5
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8
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Assumptions
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Each rank holds fewer, more closely related organisms than the one above it.
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The scientific name is the genus and the species, written in italics: Homo sapiens.
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