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A genus (, genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.

The composition of a genus is determined by a taxonomist. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful:

Moreover, genera should be composed of phylogenetic units of the same kind as other (analogous) genera.

The term comes from the Latin ' ("origin; type; group; race"), a noun form cognate with ' ("to bear; to give birth to"). Linnaeus popularized its use in his 1753 "Species Plantarum", but the French botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (16561708) is considered "the founder of the modern concept of genera".

The scientific name of a genus may be called the generic name or generic epithet: it is always capitalized. It plays a pivotal role in binomial nomenclature, the system of naming organisms.

1. What should genera be composed of?
2. Are they of the same kind as something else?
3. What type of rank is a genus?
4. Is it used for mineral classification?
5. What type of classification then?
6. Is that biological?
7. Is genus above or below species in the hierarchy?
8. What's it position relative to family?
9. Who determines its composition?
10. Is it known whether aliens would fit within these classifications?
11. Are the standards for classification strictly codified?
12. How many criteria should a newly defined genus fulfill to be useful?
13. What language does the term Genus come from?
14. What's one of the things it means in that language?
15. Who popularized its use?
16. When?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. phylogenetic units
2. yes
3. A taxonomic rank
4. No
5. Living and fossil organisms
6. Yes
7. Above
8. Below
9. A taxonomist.
10. No
11. No
12. Three
13. Latin
14. Origin
15. Linnaeus book.
16. 1753

Question: (CNN) -- Should Ulysses S. Grant, the legendary Union general and 18th president of the United States, be bumped from his 96-year stint on the $50 bill?

Yes, according to one North Carolina Republican.

Rep. Patrick McHenry announced that he will introduce a measure that would replace Grant's face with Ronald Reagan's, just in time for the 40th president's 100th birthday next February.

"President Reagan was a modern day statesman, whose presidency transformed our nation's political and economic thinking," McHenry said in a statement. "Through both his domestic and international policies he renewed America's self confidence, defeated the Soviets and taught us that each generation must provide opportunity for the next."

McHenry says it's only logical for Reagan to replace Grant on the $50 bill because several historians have ranked Reagan as a much better president than Grant. McHenry specifically cites a 2005 Wall Street Journal survey of scholars who placed Reagan at No. 6 and Grant at No. 29.

"Every generation needs its own heroes," McHenry also said. "One decade into the 21st century, it's time to honor the last great president of the 20th and give President Reagan a place beside Presidents Roosevelt and Kennedy."

Franklin Roosevelt's face currently appears on the dime while John F. Kennedy's image is on the half-dollar.

But not so fast, says Dr. John Marszalek, the executive director and managing editor of the Ulysses S. Grant Association.

Calling him a "beacon" of the 19th century, Marszalek said Grant deserves to keep his prominent spot on America's currency. 1. What currency is controversial?
2. Who is currently on it?
3. Who do people want to put on the bill?
4. Who specifically suggested this?
5. What is his political party?
6. From what state?
7. How many other presidents from the 1900s are on money?
8. Which ones?
9. Who supports keeping the $50 bill the same?
10. Where does he work?
11. How did he describe Grant?
12. How old would Reagan be turning next February?
13. Which president was he?
14. What ranking of presidents is cited?
15. What was Grant's ranking?
16. How about Reagan? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. $50 bill
2. Ulysses S. Grant
3. Ronald Reagan
4. Patrick McHenry
5. Republican
6. North Carolina .
7. two
8. Presidents Roosevelt and Kennedy
9. John Marszalek
10. Ulysses S. Grant Association.
11. a "beacon"
12. 100
13. 40th
14. 2005 Wall Street Journal survey of scholars
15. 29
16. Six

Q: (CNN) -- An octogenarian climber has abandoned his bid to reclaim the title of the oldest man to climb Mt Everest after a combination of poor climbing weather and government red tape forced him to call off the ascent.

Veteran Nepali climber Min Bahadur Sherchan, 81, had been acclimatizing at base camp, ready to reclaim his title from longtime rival 80-year-old Yuichiro Miura who became the oldest climber to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain last week.

However, a government promise to provide one million Nepali rupees (US$11,200) for the bid -- on which other sponsorship money hinged -- was awaiting government Cabinet approval in Kathmandu.

Team leader Ishwari Poudel told CNN that going up Everest was now too risky because the snow had started to melt, making ladders and other equipment unstable.

He said that since other expeditions had already left the mountain, there would be no manpower available in the event of a rescue.

The government had also pledged to help Sherchan's bid by waiving the Everest climbing permit fee of US$10,000 but this was also held up by Cabinet delays.

Purna Chandra Bhattarai, the Tourism Industry Division of the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, said his department, which processes climbing permits, had received the application late and the waiver could only be decided by ministers.

"The government makes decisions following its own procedure," he said.

Sherchan downplayed rumors he was returning due to health concerns.

"When one goes to climb such a mountain there are small health issues," he told CNN.

1. octogenarian climber
2. to reclaim title as oldest man to climb Mt. Everest.
3. Min Bahadur Sherchan
4. Yes
5. one million Nepali rupees
6. Ishwari Poudel
7. the snow had started to melt.
8. to help by waiving the Everest climbing permit fee.
9. US$10,000
10. That Sherchan was returning due to health concerns.
11. Yes.
12. The decision was now on ministers.
13. Purna Chandra Bhattarai, the Tourism Industry Division of Ministry
14. 81
15. poor climbing weather and government red tape.

Numbered questions:
1. Who deserted their bid?
2. Why did he do that?
3. Who was it?
4. Did the government agree to give money?
5. How much?
6. Who made a statement of it being to risky?
7. Why did he feel that way?
8. What else did the government agree to?
9. How much was that?
10. What rumors was downplayed?
11. Was the waiver turned in late?
12. What was the outcome behind this>
13. Who was over this department?
14. How old was Sherchan?
15. Why didn't he fulfill his reclaim?