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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Identify the eight-word Scientific Name for a human?
A
Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Primata, Mammalia, Homonidae, Homo, sapiens
B
Eukarya, Mammalia, Animalia, Primata, Homonidae, Chordata, Homo, sapiens
C
Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primata, Homonidae, Homo, sapiens
D
Eukarya, Animalia, Arachnida, Mammalia, Primata, Homonidae, Homo, sapiens
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the biological classification of human beings, Chordata is phylum, Mammalia is class, Primata is order, Hominidae is family, Homo is genus, sapiens is species.

Detailed explanation-2: -Apart from our species, the gallery features eight other kinds of human: Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis, Homo erectus, Homo antecessor, Homo heidelbergensis, Homo floresiensis (nicknamed ‘the hobbit’), Homo neanderthalensis (the Neanderthals) and the recently discovered Homo naledi.

Detailed explanation-3: -The scientific name of human beings is Homo sapiens and it was coined by Carl Linnaeus in the year 1758.

Detailed explanation-4: -By the time Homo sapiens arrived on the scene some 300, 000 years ago, we were the ninth Homo species, joining habilis, erectus, rudolfensis, heidelbergensis, floresiensis, neanderthalensis, naledi, and luzonensis.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kingdom-Animalia. Phylum-Chordata. Class-Mammalia. Order-Primates. Family-Hominidae. Genus-Homo. Species-Homo sapiens.

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