Classification of Living Things

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In science, grouping objects or organisms to similar characteristics is called

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classifying

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Grouping living things in an orderly way is the job of a: microscopist, chemist, taxonomist, computer specialist

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taxonomist

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The science of classification is called

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taxonomy

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In binomial nomenclature, the name of any organism is made up of its

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genus and species

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The method of scientific classification used today is based on the classification system developed by: Carolus Linnaeus, M. Courtney Latimer, John Ray, Charles Darwin

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Carolus Linnaeus

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A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring is called a: kingdom, phylum, species, genus

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species

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A classification system

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groups living things according to similar characteristics

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The study of how animals have changed over time is called

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evolution

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The scientist who first understood that animals change over time to adapt to their environment was: Socrates, Galileo, Carolus Linnacus, Charles Darwin

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Charles Darwin

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The process by which unrelated organisms evolve similar characteristics is called

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convergent evolution