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- Mammal classification (78467 bytes)
1: ...animal within the Phylum [[Chordata]]. '''Mammal classification''' has been through several iterations since [[Ca...
3: ...n]]'s classic "Principles of Classification and a Classification of Mammals" ([[#References|Simpson, 1945]]) was t...
5: ...ted, it remained the closest thing to an official classification of mammals.
7: ==Standardized textbook classification==
9: ...sh among the orders within these subclasses and infraclasses. This system also makes no note of the p... - Linnaean classification (11503 bytes)
1: ...ns and is likely to continue to do so. Scientific classification belongs to the science of [[taxonomy]] or [[syste...
5: ...t known system of classifying forms of life comes from the Greek philosopher [[Aristotle]], who classi...
9: The next major advance in developing scientific classification was made by the Swiss professor, [[Conrad von Ges...
11: ...d [[Edward Tyson]] (1649–1708). Advances in classification due to the work of [[entomologist]]s and the firs...
13: ...ding to similarities and differences that emerged from observation. - Classification Baleen whale (1572 bytes)
1: ==Taxonomic classification==
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- Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
15: ...plant]]s with showy [[flower]]s ranging in colour from gold, copper-red or yellow to white, blue, blue...
21: ... deserts of Europe, the Middle East and northern Africa, Asia and southern North America. Elevation is...
23: ...e]]s (rhizomatous irises), or, in drier climates, from bulbs (bulbous irises). They have long, erect, ...
25: ...aight outwards. The sepals and the petals differ from each other. They are united at their base into ...
28: ...n the Northern Hemisphere) at irregular intervals from November to March, the bleakest period of the y... - Rose (15436 bytes)
21: ...oses, all from the northern hemisphere and mostly from temperate regions. The species form a group of ...
27: ...chest sources of any plant. The hips are eaten by fruit-eating [[bird]]s such as [[Thrush (bird)|thrus...
29: ...]). Despite the presence of the thorns, roses are frequently heavily browsed by [[deer]]. A few specie...
33: The name originates from [[Persian language|Persian]] *''vrda''- via Gre...
42: *''[[Rosa gallica]]'' - Gallic Rose, French Rose - Botany (8977 bytes)
9: ...ese levels a botanist might be concerned with the classification ([[taxonomy]]), structure ([[anatomy]]), or funct...
20: ...either directly from [[staple food]]s and other [[fruit]] and [[vegetables]], or indirectly through [[...
22: ...[Gregor Mendel]] laid the foundations of genetics from his studies of plants.]]
25: ...eas|pea]] shape is inherited. What Mendel learned from studying plants has had far-reaching benefits o...
28: ...e from plants. Most [[alcoholic beverages]], come from [[fermentation|fermenting]] plants such as [[ho... - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
3: ...se they have payload space or are rarely detached from their trains, are known as power cars.
5: ...h the trains in one direction, and are controlled from a control cab at the opposite end of the train ...
11: ...en safer to locate the train's power systems away from passengers. This was particularly the case for ...
14: ...solescence cycles'' - separating the motive power from the payload-hauling cars means that either can ...
16: ==Classification by motive power== - Human brain (15406 bytes)
19: ...d the [[circle of Willis]]. Blood is then drained from the brain through a [[brain sinuses|network of ...
21: ...he dense fluid protects the brain and spinal cord from shock; a brain that weighs 1,500 g in air weigh...
23: ...tes the soft tissues of the brain and spinal cord from the hard surrounding bones (skull and vertebrae...
25: ...dicine, [[childbirth]] was a dangerous event that frequently resulted in the death of the mother. The...
33: ...e [[neocortex]] with incoming sensory information from the [[brain stem]]. Powerful emotional pathways... - Skin (8340 bytes)
4: ...ly dramatic manner. This has sometimes led to the classification of people(s) on the basis of skin color. See the ...
17: ... [[blood vessel]]s, and is nourished by diffusion from the dermis. The main type of cells which make u...
47: The skin is subject to constant attack from without, and so can be afflicted by numerous ai... - Phylogenetics (1643 bytes)
1: ...enetic'' = birth) is the [[taxonomy|taxonomical]] classification of [[organism]]s based on how closely they are re... - Epithelium (4397 bytes)
1: ...ide of blood vessels) or external (e.g. [[skin]]) free surfaces of the body.
7: ==Classification==
16: ...mnar epithelial cells and secrete [[mucus]]. The free surface of the columnar cell has tiny hairlike ...
21: ...stratified''': This is used mainly in one type of classification (pseudostratified columnar epithelium). There is ... - Body cavity (2315 bytes)
1: ... a lubricant allowing the visceral organs to move freely relative to one another.
3: ... cavity known as a coelom -- presumably inherited from a common ancestor. They are divided into two gr...
7: ...nd placement of these divisions are useful in the classification of, for example, the vertebrates.
9: ...y, it is thought that the coelom may have evolved from gastric pouches ("stomachs" sort of) in [[cnida... - Flowering plant (29088 bytes)
16: ...ling them to be correctly called [[Gymnosperm]]s. From that time onwards, so long as these Gymnosperms...
18: ...d the position of Gymnosperms as a class distinct from Dicotyledons, and the term Angiosperm then grad...
22: ...re not, however, primitive forms, but are derived from immediate land-ancestors. Associated with this ...
24: ... the angiosperms and the [[Gnetophyte]]s diverged from one another during the late [[Triassic]] (220-2...
26: == Classification == - Relic (11473 bytes)
1: The word '''relic''' comes from the Latin ''reliquiae'' ('remains') and there a...
7: ... folded papers on the left and right contain bone fragments of saint [[Benedict of Nursia]] and [[Bern...
11: ...nable. The [[abbey]] church of [[Coulombs]] in [[France]], among several others, claims to possess th...
15: ...describes the uncanny, mysterious power emanating from the supernatural and affecting the natural. The...
17: ...ue" was also a false mystic potency that emanated from inhabiting [[daemon]]s who were conceived of as... - List of dinosaur classifications (7586 bytes)
1: This article contains a '''list of dinosaur classifications'''.
3: == Textbook classification ==
5: ...n taxonomy]]. The classification has been updated from the second edition in 2000 to reflect new resea...
7: ...Archosaur]]ia, Subdivision [[Avemetatarsalia]], Infradivision [[Ornithodira]], and the Superorder [[Di...
12: ** †Infraorder [[Coelophysoidea]] - Greek language (35285 bytes)
15: ...ied in schools and universities in many countries from the [[Renaissance]] onwards.
17: ... known world, it was spoken from [[Egypt]] to the fringes of [[India]]. After the [[Roman]] conquest o...
21: *'''[[Modern Greek]]''': Steaming directly from [[Koine Greek]], '''Modern Greek''' can be trac...
32: ... this is found in the [[Linear B]] tablets dating from [[1500 BC]]. The [[alphabet]] normally used, wa...
40: ==Classification== - History (5192 bytes)
1: ...[[Society|societies]]. The term ''history'' comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] "ιστ...
11: ==Classifications==
12: {{main|Historical classification}}
48: *[http://classroomclipart.com Free Clipart] - Science (19868 bytes)
15: ...ions, rules, practices, etc. and that transitions from one paradigm to another generally does not invo...
30: An especially fruitful theory that has withstood the test of time ...
39: ...ic method]] that can serve to distinguish science from non-science.
56: ...s to desire or which is 'best'. What one projects from the currently most reasonable scientific hypoth...
58: ...eme cases relativity allow us to predict anything from the effect one moving billiard ball will have o... - Ocarina (3914 bytes)
2: ...inger holes. A mouth tube projects from it, often from the side. One sound hole exists, most often on ...
5: ...talian]] [[Giuseppe Donati]]. The name is derived from [[Italian language|Italian]] (''ocarina'' 'litt...
7: ==Classification==
8: ...pe-shaped). This has different acoustical physics from a pipe. Technically, the cavity acts as a [[Hel...
22: ...arina part also features prominently in the theme from the 1966 [[spaghetti western]] ''[[The Good, th... - Flora (plants) (3124 bytes)
5: The term flora comes from [[Latin]] [[Flora (goddess)|Flora]], the [[godd...
7: ==Flora classifications ==
12: ...m. Today the designation is less often used as a classification of plant life, since it includes three different ...
14: ...nary?va=flora] [http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/SNT/noframe/zy198.htm#F]. Other times, the terms ''bacteri... - Musical instrument (3823 bytes)
7: ...lumn of air is made to vibrate inside them. The [[frequency]] of the wave generated is related to the ...
11: ...string is plucked, strummed, slapped, etc. The [[frequency]] of the wave generated (and therefore the...
13: ...cal cord]]s into [[oscillation]]. The fundamental frequency is controlled by the tension of the vocal ...
19: Many [[musical instrument classification | alternate divisions and further subdivisions of... - Cornett (5160 bytes)
2: ...''cornetto''' is an early wind instrument, dating from the [[Renaissance]] period. It was used in what...
8: ...Hornbostel-Sachs]] system of [[musical instrument classification]] places it alongside instruments such as the [[t...
14: Historically, the cornett was frequently used in consort with [[sackbutt]]s (2 cor... - Serpent (instrument) (2056 bytes)
1: ...Hornbostel-Sachs]] scheme of [[musical instrument classification]] places it alongside [[trumpet]]s.
3: ...ment and the player, but typically covers a range from two [[octave]]s below [[middle C]] to at least ...
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