1.2 classification systems Flashcards

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How are organisms classified?

A

Mostly by the features they share

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The binomial system

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naming species uses Latin words. Each name has two parts, the genus and the species

Homo is the genus
Saipan is the species

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Linnaeus’s system

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Kingdom 
Phylum
Class
Order
Family 
Genus 
Species
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