Joshua, a ten-year-old boy, knows that snakes are reptiles, all reptiles are animals, and all animals are living things. In this scenario, Joshua organizes concepts in _____.

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Joshua is organizing the concepts according to their hierarchical relationship, where snakes are a subset of reptiles, reptiles are a subset of animals, and animals are a subset of living things. This is an example of hierarchical organization or classification.

Joshua, a Ten-Year-Old Boy, Knows That Snakes Are Reptiles, All