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MCAT Biology Question — Biological Classification
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- May 05, 2014
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One species of chimpanzee is biologically classified as : Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, Homonidae, Pan, Pan paniscus. Man is biologically classified as: Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, Homonidae, Homo, Homo sapiens. Which is the most specific taxonomic category shared by man and chimpanzees?
- order
- class
- family
- phylum
Explanation
Biological classification in increasing specificity is Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. Chimpanzees and man differ at the species and genus levels. They share the same family: Homonidae.
One common mnemonic to memorize this heirarchy: King Phillip Comes Over For Good Sex
- order, incorrect.
- class, incorrect.
- family, correct.
- phylum, incorrect.
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