Taxonomy

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What is the scientific name of the Lion?

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Panthera leo

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Using the chart above, what is the scientific name of the Tiger?

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Panthera tigris

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Why is having a scientific name for each species of an organism important?

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To standardized the naming and organization of organisms to avoid confusion

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By using the Linnaean Taxonomic classification system, scientists are able to

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Avoid confusion with the identification of organisms

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Why should scientists use the scientific name vs the common names for an organism?

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All scientists will be using one name

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If any of the common names were used in a scientific community, this would cause CONFUSION among scientists.

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True

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What 3 taxonomic groups are shared by all 4 organisms?

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kingdom, phylum & class

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Which organism is more similar to a chimpanzee, an orangutan or a dog?

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orangutan--they share the same ORDER

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Which organism is more similar to a wolf--a dog or chimpanzee?

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Dog --shares same genus

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The Linnaean taxonomic system classifies organisms into divisions called taxa. At which of these levels indicates the closest relationship? Kingdom, Family, Order, Genus

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Genus