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Characteristics Of Living Things And Classification Flashcards

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List five characteristics of living organisms

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  1. Sensitivity or response to stimuli
  2. Order
  3. Reproduction
    4.Growth & development
  4. Regulation & homeostasis
  5. Energy production
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What is Classification?

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Classification is grouping things together on the basis of features they have in common.

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The source of classification is called what?

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Taxonomy

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What are the two branches the source of taxonomy has?

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Nomenclature & Systematics

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Who is Carl Linnaeus?

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He is a Swedish nationalist who pioneered the biological nomenclature based on the binomial system.

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