AP Biology Taxonomy and Classification

Aristotle's system for classifying animals grouped them based on

• Morphology

• Mode of Transport

• Trophic Level

• Habitat

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Aristotle's system for classifying plants is based on

• Number of stems and their material

• Presence of fruit

• Height

• Habitat

Linnaeus' system for classifying animals grouped them based on

• Morphology

• Mode of Transport

• Trophic Level

• Habitat

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This biologist is known as the father of taxonomy

• Aristotle

• Linnaeus

• Darwin

• Mendel

This is the most specific category of modern taxonomy

• Kingdom

• Genus

• Species

• Class

This is a diagram that displays the evolutionary relationships between different organisms

• Linnean Link

• Darwinian Link

• Phylogenetic Tree

• Evolutionary Tree

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All of these classifications were not used by Linnaeus except

• Domain

• Subphylum

• Division

• Phylum

All of these are real domains except

• Domain Bacteria

• Domain Prokarya

• Domain Eukarya

• Domain Archae

Binomial Nomenclature is a way of naming specific organisms using two of their classifications:

• Kingdom and Species

• Family and Species

• Class and Species

• Genus and Species

The kingdom most likely to be split into multiple kingdoms in the near future is

• Eubacteria

• Archaebacteria

• Protista

• Fungi