Class

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A taxonomic grouping of similar orders

Real World Example

Imagine trying to organize a messy closet where you have different types of clothing scattered everywhere. Just as you might group similar items like pants, shirts, and jackets together to create a more orderly space, a class in taxonomy groups together related orders of organisms to bring order to the diversity of life. In this analogy, the closet represents the vast array of life forms, each piece of clothing is an order, and the organized sections are classes, which help us systematically categorize and understand the complexity of living organisms.

Practice Version

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