6 days ago · A genus, for example, might be “Bird” and the species “Feeding in water,” or the genus might be “Animal” and the species “Bird.” The two together made up the definition, …

Organisms are classified in a phylum or division based largely on general body plan. For example, members of the Phylum Arthropoda have external skeletons, segmented bodies, and jointed …

Oct 29, 2025 · How phytoplankton function and survive in the ocean Learn about phytoplankton, plantlike types of microscopic algae that live suspended in bodies of water such as oceans. …

Oct 27, 2025 · Although a number of classification schemes have been devised for carbohydrates, the division into four major groups— monosaccharides, disaccharides, …

Biological classification is a system used by scientists to describe organisms, or living things. It is also known as scientific classification or taxonomy. To classify…

Nov 20, 2025 · In the United States, narcotics are regulated under the Controlled Substances Act, which established a classification system with five schedules to identify drugs based on their …

Nov 11, 2025 · Examples are water, which contains H 2 O molecules; methane, which contains CH 4 molecules; and hydrogen fluoride, which contains HF molecules. A third classification …

Nov 26, 2025 · Alcohol - Organic Compounds, Structure, Classification: Similar to water, an alcohol can be pictured as having an sp3 hybridized tetrahedral oxygen atom with nonbonding …

6 days ago · The classification of earthworms and their allies (Oligochaeta), for example, which had been studied by using the most complex organism easily obtainable and by then …

Nov 24, 2025 · The Uranotheria (elephants and their kin) and Perissodactyla (horses, rhinoceroses, and their kin) are examples of orders in which far greater diversity occurred in …