Classification and Dichotomous Keys

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Who first proposed binomial nomenclature as a way of classifying organisms?

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Carl Linnaeus

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Giving living things a two part name is called?

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Binomial Nomenclature

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What do protists, plants, fungi, and animals always have in common? They are all...?

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Eukaryotic

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What type of animal has fur and feeds its young with milk?

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Mammals

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A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

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Spruce

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What is the primary purpose of a dichotomous key?

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To identify organisms based on a series of choices that lead the user to the correct name.

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What are the two main groups of living organisms based on cell type?

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Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic.

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What is taxonomy?

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The science of classifying organisms into groups based on shared characteristics.

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What is the highest taxonomic rank in the biological classification system?

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Domain.

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What is the difference between a genus and a species?

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A genus is a group of related species, while a species is the most specific level of classification.