Classification of Living Things

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How do scientists classify things?

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Based on shared traits

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classify

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sort into a group based on shared traits

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What is the flow chart called to help categorize things?

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Dichotomous key

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A salamander would be classified as what?
Options: amphibian, reptile

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amphibian

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A lizard would be classified as what?

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reptile

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Why do we classify things?

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to know how living things are related to each other.

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Another way scientists can classify living things?

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DNA

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What type of interaction leads to a positive impact on both species involved?

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Mutualism

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What kind of relationship exists between barnacles and a whale?

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Commensalism

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What is the interaction called where one organism is negatively affected and the other is positively affected such as in the example of the kitten and the flea?

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parasitism