Classifying Living Organisms

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What is a biologist that groups organisms into categories called?

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Taxonomists

Front

What phylum means 'jointed legs' and includes insects, spiders, and lobsters?

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Anthropoda

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What phylum has flat worms with one opening for food and waste?

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Platyhelminthes

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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What was the most common scheme for classification in the past?

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Physical characteristics

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What is the correct order of classification?

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Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

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What is the study of classifying living organisms called?

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Taxonomy

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What are the two main domains of life?

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Bacteria and Archaea

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What is the largest taxonomic category?

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Kingdom

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What is the smallest taxonomic category?

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Species

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What is the purpose of classification in biology?

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To organize and categorize living organisms based on shared characteristics.