Classification Check UP

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Who created binomial nomenclature?

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Carolus Linnaeus

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What do turtles and opossums have in common?

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They both have amniotic eggs.

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Which two vertebrates are most closely related?

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Birds and theropod dinosaurs.

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What are the 7 levels of classification of living things from most general to most specific?

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

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What are cells with no nucleus called?

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Prokaryotic.

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What is the purpose of a phylogenetic tree?

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To show the evolutionary relationships among various biological species.

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What is the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?

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Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus; prokaryotic cells do not.

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What is taxonomy?

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The science of classifying organisms.

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What is a genus?

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A group of species that are closely related and share a common ancestor.

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What is a species?

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The most specific level of classification, representing a group of organisms that can interbreed.