Biology Classification and Taxonomy

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Classification

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The process of organizing organisms into groups based on their shared characteristics.

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Taxonomy

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The scientific study of classifying organisms into groups based on shared characteristics.

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Carolus Linnaeus

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The first scientist to develop a system for classifying and naming organisms.

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Binomial nomenclature

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The formal naming system for living things that all scientists use.

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Dichotomous key

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A scientific tool used to identify different organisms based on their observable traits.

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Cladogram

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A branching tree diagram that shows evolutionary relationships between organisms.