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consider the classification levels of a human.
which is the most specific taxonomic level in the classification system above?
eukarya
animalia
chordata
mammalia
primates
hominidae
homo
sapiens
sapiens
homo
hominidae
primates
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In biological classification (taxonomy), the more specific a taxon is, the lower it is in the hierarchy (domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species). Among the options (sapiens, Homo, Hominidae, Primates), "sapiens" is the species epithet (part of the species name Homo sapiens), which is the most specific taxonomic level (species) compared to genus (Homo), family (Hominidae), or order (Primates).
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