Classification System

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Scientists classify living things mainly to:

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show how a living thing is related to other living things.

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The largest group used to classify living things:

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kingdom

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

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Carolus Linnaeus

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The science of describing, classifying and naming living things is known as _______.

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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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List the names of classification in order (Most Broad to Most Specific): D K P C F O G S, K D F O C G S, D K P C O F G S, S G F O C P K D

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D K P C O F G S

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Binomial nomenclature

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A two name naming system

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In a properly written scientific name, which part is written entirely in lowercase?

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species

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Who organized living things based on shared characteristics and created a system for assigning scientific names?

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Carolus Linnaeus

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What are the 8 levels of classification of living things from most general to most specific?

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domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species