Taxonomy and Systematics

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Who created the system of Taxonomy?

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Carolus Linnaeus is known as the father of Taxonomy, having developed the binomial nomenclature system for naming organisms.

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What is a taxonomic category above the kingdom level?

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Domain is a taxonomic category that includes three groups: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya.

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What is the scientific study of how living things are classified?

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Taxonomy is the branch of science concerned with classification, naming, and defining organisms.

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What is the name given to each species, consisting of its genus and species label?

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Scientific Name refers to the formal name of a species, typically in Latin, following the binomial nomenclature system.

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What do we call the groups in which we classify organisms?

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Taxons are the categories used in the classification of organisms.

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What is the purpose of Taxonomy?

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The purpose of Taxonomy is to organize and categorize living organisms to understand their relationships and characteristics.

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What is Binomial Nomenclature?

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Binomial Nomenclature is a two-part naming system for species, consisting of the genus name followed by the species identifier.

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What are the three domains of life?

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The three domains of life are Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya.

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What is a Clade?

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A Clade is a group of organisms that includes an ancestor and all its descendants, representing a branch on the tree of life.

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What is a Dichotomous Key?

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A Dichotomous Key is a tool used to identify organisms based on a series of choices that lead the user to the correct name.