Taxonomy

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The science of classifying is called

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taxonomy

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Binomial nomenclature is the _______system for naming organisms.

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two word

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Who developed the modern method of classification in the 18th century?

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Linnaeus

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An animal's scientific name consists of the _____ and ____?

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genus; species

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List the taxonomic levels in order of SMALLEST to LARGEST: K, P, C, O, F, G, S

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

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Scientists use the scientific name of organisms which is always written in ____ because it is universal.

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latin

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If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must also be in the same...
Options: kingdom, family, species, class

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kingdom

Front

Why can't a lion and a tiger produce living offspring on their own?

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They are not the same species

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Which of the following organisms are LEAST closely related?

• organisms that share a family
• organisms that share a domain
• organisms that share a species
• organisms that share a genus

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organisms that share a domain

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Which organisms are most closely related?
Options: Equus caballas and Equus burchellii, Cyanea artica and Ctendiscus crispatus, Crocodylus porosus and Alligator porusus, Naja naja and Croatalus naja

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Equus caballas and Equus burchellii

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