Classifying Organisms

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Who is responsible for developing the classification system we use today (taxonomy) and the classification hierarchy?

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Carolus Linnaeus

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Why do we classify things?

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Grouping things helps us to understand them better

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If you divide something in half (have a left and right side), the sides are “mirror images.” (Most animals have this)

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bilateral symmetry

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An organism is...

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any living thing

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A device used to identify what group an organism or object is in. Most use a two choice system where you answer yes or no to each question to arrive at the correct group.

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dichotomous key

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The largest of the classification groupings. Currently scientists have identified five.

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kingdom

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When something can be divided into two identical halves when divided at any angle.

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radial symmetry

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The smallest of the classification groupings. Any group of organisms that share common genetic information. Members are capable of breeding and producing offspring that can also reproduce.

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species

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Which of these is NOT one of the 5 Kingdoms? Fungi, Plantae, Linnaeus, Animal, Monera

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Linnaeus

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Order the following from LARGEST to smallest: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species