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Taxonomy #2 Dogs

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The current taxonomic system now has eight levels in its hierarchy, from lowest to highest, they are: species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain.
The name at each level is also called a taxon.
The Taxonomy of Dogs image has the hierarchy upside down. Species is at the top and the Kingdon is at the bottom
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Scientists generally refer to an organism only by its genus and species, which is its two-word scientific name, in what is called binomial nomenclature. Each species has a unique binomial to allow for proper identification.
What is the binomial nomenclature for the dog?
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Based on what you know about binomial nomenclature which of the following is most closely related to the species Ursus maritimus?
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Read the dog image, what do the creatures in the Phylum Chordata have in common?

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Read the dog image, what do the creatures in the Class Mammalia have in common?

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Read the dog image, what do the creatures in the Order Carnivora have in common?

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Read the dog image, what do the creatures in the Family Canidae have in common?