Classification of Living Things

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Why do scientists classify and organize organisms?

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So that they can note similarities and differences in different organisms and to avoid confusion when studying them

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What is taxonomy?

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the branch of science concerned with the classification of living organisms

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Which of these is NOT a part of the 3 domains? Options: Archaea, Protista, Bacteria, Eukarya

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Protista

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True or false. Organisms that are in the domain Bacteria and Archaea are Prokaryotes.

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True

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What is the classification system used to classify organisms?

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The Linnean system of classification

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What are the 7 levels in order used to classify organisms?

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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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What have scientists used over time to classify organisms more accurately?

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DNA

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True or false: Organisms in the domain Archaea can live in extreme environments.

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True

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Omnivore

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An animal that gets its energy by eating both plants and meat

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True or False: The first part of an organism’s scientific name is its genus and the second part is its species.

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True